[Note:  for this online edition I have moved the Table of Contents tothe beginning of the text and added three asterisks to mark breaks betweensections.  I have also made the following spelling changes:  latitute to latitude and mountain ash berberis to mountain ash berberries]
 
THE HEART OF NATURE
OR
THE QUEST FOR NATURAL BEAUTY
 
BY SIR FRANCIS YOUNGHUSBAND
K.C.S.I., K.C.I.E.
PRESIDENT OF THE ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY
AUTHOR OF "THE HEART OF A CONTINENT"
 
LONDON
JOHN MURRAY, ALBEMARLE STREET
1921
 
CONTENTS

Prefaceix-x
Introductionxv-xxviii
PART I
Chapter I.The Sikkim Himalaya.  The sacred Ganges—A beneficentpower—Beauty of the plains—First sight of the Himalaya3-12
Chapter II.The Teesta Valley.  Mystery of the forest—Thegorges—Sequestered glens13-19
Chapter III.The Forest.  Butterflies—Ferns—Orchids—Flowerfriends—Rhododendrons—Temperate vegetation—Primulas—Artic vegetation—The rangeof vegetation20-37
Chapter IV.The Denizens of the Forest. Butterflies—Moths—Birds—Reptiles—Mammals—Animal beauty—Primitive man—Higherraces38-54
Chapter V.The Sum Impression.  Two views of Nature—Variety oflife—Intensity of life—The battle of life—Adaptation andselection—Purposiveness—Purposeful structures—Interdependence—OrganisingActivity—Gradation—Care of offspring—the Activity not mechanical butSpiritual—Nature's end—a Common aspiration55-85
Chapter VI.Kinchinjunga.  The foothills—Darjiling—A vision of themountain—Full view—Mountain grandeur—Dawn on the mountain—Sunset on the mountain86-99
Chapter VII.High Solitudes.  Kashmir—Barren mountains—Dazzlingpeaks—Purity of beauty100-108
Chapter VIII.The Heavens.  Desert sunsets—Tibetan sunsets—The stars—Thewhole universe our home—A Heavenly Presence109-120
Chapter IX.Home Beauty.  One's own country—Woman's beauty—Love andbeauty—Their Divine Source—Wedding—Divine union—The Inmost Heart of Nature121-134
Chapter X.The Nature of Nature.  A spiritual background—Purpose inNature—Higher beings—N                        
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