The Treasure of the Humble

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The Treasure of the Humble
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
Language	French
Genre	Essays
Publisher	Mercure de France
Publication date	1896
Publication place	Belgium
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.

External links

Chapter X of Edward Thomas' Maurice Materlinck, entitled "First Essays: 'Le Trésor des Humbles'; 'La Sagesse et la Destinée'"

v t e Works by Maurice Maeterlinck
Plays	Princess Maleine Intruder The Blind The Seven Princesses Pelléas and Mélisande Alladine and Palomides Interior The Death of Tintagiles Aglavaine and Sélysette Ariane and Bluebeard Sister Beatrice Monna Vanna Joyzelle The Blue Bird Mary Magdalene The Miracle of St. Anthony The Mayor of Stilmonde The Betrothal The Cloud That Lifted The Power of the Dead Berniquel Marie-Victoire Joan of Arc Father Setubal The Three Justiciaries The Last Judgment
Poems	Hothouses Twelve Songs
Short stories	The Massacre of the Innocents Onirology
Ballet	The Dance of the Stars
Essays and prose	The Treasure of the Humble Wisdom and Destiny The Life of the Bee The Intelligence of Flowers The Life of the Termite Blue Bubbles

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