TY - BOOK AU - Grandville,J.J. AU - Delord,Taxile AU - Karr,Alphonse AU - Raban AU - Maubert TI - Les fleurs animées - Tome 1 AV - NC PY - 2017/// CY - Salt Lake City, UT PB - Project Gutenberg KW - Botany KW - Flowers KW - Floriculture KW - Flowers in art N1 - Release date is 2017-06-24; Produced by Claudine Corbasson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries); Original publication data not identified N2 - "Les fleurs animées - Tome 1" by J. J. Grandville is a whimsical work of fiction likely written in the mid-19th century. The narrative explores an enchanting world where flowers are personified and engage in human-like endeavors and emotions. The introduction sets the stage for a tale that intertwines themes of love, memory, and the ephemeral beauty of life, suggesting an imaginative exploration of nature's bounty through the eyes of a magical fairy. The opening of the book introduces readers to the Fée aux Fleurs, who presides over a vibrant floral paradise where flowers from different climates cohabit in harmony. A sense of intrigue builds as the flowers express their discontent with their existence, yearning for more than mere admiration from humans. This leads to a rebellion where the flowers request to transform into human forms to experience life, love, and judgment firsthand. The narrative hints at deeper philosophical reflections on nature, spirituality, and the complexities of human emotions, promising an enchanting journey through the whimsical world of flowers transitioning into a more human-like existence. (This is an automatically generated summary.) UR - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/54972 ER -