Writing in the shadow of the First World War, Maeterlinck asks whether the dead still influence the living, weighs messages from beyond the grave, and reflects on bad news, the soul of nations, mothers and three unknown heroes. Other essays turn to wasted beauties, the insect world and a scathing analysis of the gambler.
Meditative essays by the Belgian Nobel laureate, translated by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos. Download the free EPUB.