Death
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Copyright, 1911 By Maurice Maeterlinck Published, January, 1912 All rights reserved
THE WORKS OF MAURICE MAETERLINCK IN UNIFORM STYLE AND BINDING
ESSAYS
The Treasure of the Humble Wisdom and Destiny The Life of the Bee The Buried Temple The Double Garden The Measure of the Hours Death
PLAYS
Sister Beatrice and Ardiane and Barbe Bleue Joyzelle and Monna Vanna The Blue Bird, A Fairy Play Mary Magdalene Pélléas and Mélisande, and Other Plays Princess Maleine The Intruder, and Other Plays Aglavaine and Selysette
HOLIDAY EDITIONS
The text in each case is an extract from one of the above mentioned books.
Our Friend the Dog Old-Fashioned Flowers The Swarm The Intelligence of the Flowers Chrysanthemums The Leaf of Olive Thoughts from Maeterlinck
It has been well said:
Maurice Maeterlinck
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DEATH
MAURICE MAETERLINCK
TRANSLATED BY
ALEXANDER TEIXEIRA DE MATTOS
OUR IDEA OF DEATH
A PRIMITIVE IDEA
THEIR ARGUMENTS
ANNIHILATION IMPOSSIBLE
THE SURVIVAL OF OUR CONSCIOUSNESS
IT SEEMS IMPOSSIBLE
THE SAME, CONTINUED
THE SAME, CONTINUED
OUR FATE IN INFINITY
THE SAME, CONTINUED
SHALL WE BE UNHAPPY THERE?
QUESTIONS WITHOUT ANSWERS
THE SAME, CONTINUED
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