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100 1 _aMiller, P. Schuyler
_q(Peter Schuyler),
_d1912-1974
245 1 4 _aThe Facts of Life
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2021
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aProduced from Comet May 41
500 _aRelease date is 2021-03-20
508 _aGreg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"The Facts of Life" by P. Schuyler Miller is a science fiction story written during the mid-20th century. The book revolves around the concept of botanical life, particularly through the lens of an eccentric professor and his extraordinary plant, the Zulu rose. It delves into themes of education, companionship, and the intersection of human emotions and botanical life. The narrative follows James Abercrombie as he reunites with his former teacher, Professor Melchizedek Hobbs, who has become obsessed with cultivating the Zulu rose—a plant that exhibits unusual, almost animalistic characteristics. As James learns about the professor's experiments, he discovers that these plants possess a profound connection with their caretaker, engaging in behaviors reminiscent of human relationships. The story culminates in a series of events that leads to the extinction of the Zulu rose in the Western Hemisphere, igniting themes of loneliness and loss. Through its whimsical and somewhat bizarre premise, the book explores the intricate bonds that can develop between humans and nature, alongside a commentary on societal perceptions of unconventionality. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aScience fiction
653 _aShort stories
653 _aOlder men -- Fiction
653 _aPlants -- Fiction
700 1 _aMirando, Michael
830 0 _aProduced from Comet May 41
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/64880
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