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Title: The Last Christmas Tree: An Idyl of Immortality

Note: Reading ease score: 76.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

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Summary: "The Last Christmas Tree: An Idyl of Immortality" by James Lane Allen is a philosophical narrative that explores themes of existence, mortality, and the cyclical nature of life. Written in the early 20th century, the book falls within the category of philosophical fiction. It addresses profound questions surrounding human life, the inevitability of death, and the quest for understanding in a seemingly indifferent universe. The story takes place against a backdrop of a cold, snow-covered landscape where two fir trees stand as the last sentinels of nature amidst a profound silence left by humanity's long absence. Through their conversations, the trees reflect on the transient nature of human existence, the decline of civilization, and the mystery of immortality. The narrative touches on the dreams and disappointments of humanity, contemplating whether any aspect of the human spirit can endure beyond earthly life. Ultimately, it conveys a poignant meditation on the fate of the earth and the cycle of life and death, highlighting the beauty and tragedy inherent in human aspirations and memories, as the last remnants of life yield to the overpowering stillness of snow. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Allen, James Lane, 1849-1925

EBook No.: 42640

Published: May 3, 2013

Downloads: 48

Language: English

Subject: End of the world -- Fiction

LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

This edition has images.

Title: The Last Christmas Tree: An Idyl of Immortality

Note: Reading ease score: 76.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Credits: Produced by Greg Bergquist, Matthew Wheaton and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http: //www.pgdp.net (This
file was produced from images generously made available
by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)

Summary: "The Last Christmas Tree: An Idyl of Immortality" by James Lane Allen is a philosophical narrative that explores themes of existence, mortality, and the cyclical nature of life. Written in the early 20th century, the book falls within the category of philosophical fiction. It addresses profound questions surrounding human life, the inevitability of death, and the quest for understanding in a seemingly indifferent universe. The story takes place against a backdrop of a cold, snow-covered landscape where two fir trees stand as the last sentinels of nature amidst a profound silence left by humanity's long absence. Through their conversations, the trees reflect on the transient nature of human existence, the decline of civilization, and the mystery of immortality. The narrative touches on the dreams and disappointments of humanity, contemplating whether any aspect of the human spirit can endure beyond earthly life. Ultimately, it conveys a poignant meditation on the fate of the earth and the cycle of life and death, highlighting the beauty and tragedy inherent in human aspirations and memories, as the last remnants of life yield to the overpowering stillness of snow. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Allen, James Lane, 1849-1925

EBook No.: 42640

Published: May 3, 2013

Downloads: 48

Language: English

Subject: End of the world -- Fiction

LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.