 Title page for the 1900 Dodd, Mead & Company edition of Maurice Maeterlinck's Treasure of the Humble | |
| Author | Maurice Maeterlinck |
|---|---|
| Original title | Le Trésor des Humbles |
| Translator | Alfred Sutro |
| Country | Belgium |
| Language | French |
| Genre | Essays |
| Publisher | Mercure de France |
Publication date | 1896 |
Published in English | 1897 |
| Pages | 225 (English version, approx.) |
The Treasure of the Humble (French: Le Trésor des humbles) is a collection of thirteen deeply reflective mystical essays by the Belgian Nobel Laureate Maurice Maeterlinck. The work is dedicated to Georgette Leblanc.
Essays
- "Le Silence" ("Silence")
- "Le Réveil de L'Ame" ("The Awakening of the Soul")
- "Les Avertis" ("The Pre-Destined")
- "La Morale Mystique" ("Mystic Morality")
- "Sur Les Femmes" ("On Women")
- "Ruysbroeck L'Admirable"
- "Emerson"
- "Novalis"
- "Le Tragique Quotidien" ("The Tragical in Daily Life")
- "L'Étoile" ("The Star")
- "La Bonté Invisible" ("The Invisible Goodness")
- "La Vie Profonde" ("The Deeper Life")
- "La Beauté Intérieure" ("The Inner Beauty")
English translations
The Treasure of the Humble was translated into English by Alfred Sutro with an introduction by A. B. Walkley in 1897. The English-language version does not include the essays on Ruysbroeck, Emerson, and Novalis.
References
- Maeterlinck, Maurice (1900). The Treasure of the Humble. New York: Dodd, Mead & Company/London: George Allen, Ruskin House.
- Maeterlinck, Maurice (1907). Le Trésor des Humbles. Paris: Société du Mercure de France.
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