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Several weeks ago, I promised someone I would post these links about books pertaining to gardening, natural history and related subjects (which I interpret very loosely, and many of which inevitably relate to fragrant plants). These are wonderful old classics, many of which public libraries do not keep on their bookshelves. Most were copy-righted before 1920 and are therefore considered “open domain”, which enables them to be digitally available on the internet, free to all. In many cases, without free access, some of these books would disappear while rotting on some inaccessible book shelf. As long as they are read and appreciated, they will live. Books in print are inaccessible to many people these days, so ironically, the internet turns out to be a last hope of literacy for quite a chunk of the globe.
Regarding old books, many ideas / perspectives in these books are indeed out of date, but still contain some universal truisms or ruminations dear to any reader’s heart. Prior to 1920, the times were not as advanced regarding universal human and civil rights as now, so some attitudes unfortunately reflect that in some of these books (well, we do still have a long way to go, don’t we?).
In the section called Website Sources below, is an entry for the Gutenberg Project. It has many features, one of which has to do with my idea of floating text over artwork you put up on your screen as wallpaper. Actually, any text can be copied and pasted into a feature called the Notepad, which will then also enable the text to be “floated.” I hope you read that section and try out the idea - let me know if you run into any snags. I hope to add more artwork, as well as to extend this with a section with links helpful to homeschooling.
Regarding some of the following digital books, you might have to click on the refresh button a few times in order to download the book. It looks like a rectangle with green squiggles on a white background, and it’s located in the tool bar on top of your web page.
I would really appreciate anyone chiming in and adding to this - hijackers are all welcome! Regarding thread hijacking, I strongly believe that a thought should be like a walk through a mysterious garden.
Will post each section in a separate post below in this thread.
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