MAETERLINCE, MAURICE

(1862), an dramatist, poet, and e ayist; 6. Ghent; writings are deeply imbued with symbolism and mysticism. Pelleas e@ Melisande, 1892, was his first great drama. Other notable works are Le Tresor des Humbles, 1896, setting forth his conception of the dim, mysterious life of the soul; Douze Chansons, 1897, a book of verse; La Vie des A be tiles: 1901, his best prose work, a delightful mixture of philosophy and_ natural history; L’Oiseau bleu (The Blue Bird) 1909, a symbolical play for children; The Unknown Guest, 1916; The Burgomaster of Stile monde, 1918; and Les Sentiers dans la Montagne, 1919., He visited the United States in 1921. town, British Bechuanaland, S. Africa; noted for its spirited defense, Oct., 1899, to May, 1900, by Baden-Powell in Boer War. secret society. Love of vendetta and scorn for those who have recourse to legal punishment is mark of Sicilian mafiosi; violence and a a ination common; no proof of existence of organized secret society.