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` Anthology` comes from the Greek word that stands for garlands
- a bouquet of flowers. An anthology then, should be a small token of something much larger. In the case of flowers, they bring to mind the colour & fragrance of the fields, of a season. Coelho`s anthology, therefore, is not only a collection of texts or poems, but a gift, something arranged according to his sensitivities, to give to others. The selection of books presented in this volume have been chosen as if from a vast field of flowers, stretching infinitely into time`s horizon. Coelho`s selection is ordered in to the four elements, symbolizing both our world on all its directions, & the way we dwell in it, the way we say it. In ` Earth` we find writers as diverse as Oscar Wilde & D H Lawrence; in ` Air` Nelson Mandela & Gabriel Garcia Marques; in ` Fire` Rumi & Mary Shelley; &, in ` Water` Hans Christian Anderson & Machiavelli.

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water - A chemical substance. Chemical formula H2O.

World - A physical grouping, commonly used to describe earth and everything associated with ti

Gift - Something that is presented without expecting anything in return

Colour - The categorised spectrum of light visable to humans

Earth - A planet third from the sun. Similar size to Venus but rich in water and complex life.

Fire - the release of energy through heat and light.

Small - something that takes up less space than normal.

Season - The separation of four parts of the year into Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter.

Classic - Something that is still like it was originally a high quality standard.

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