Project Gutenberg 2013-05-03 Public domain in the USA. 46 Allen, James Lane 1849 1925 The Last Christmas Tree: An Idyl of Immortality Reading ease score: 76.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. 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) "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.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42640/42640-h/images/cover.jpg en End of the world -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 56831 56846 2024-10-18T04:20:48.180385 2023-09-18T12:45:21.349155 text/html text/html 53366 2013-05-03T16:01:34 text/html; charset=utf-8 138633 2024-10-18T04:20:50.439332 application/epub+zip 137118 2024-10-18T04:20:48.797368 application/epub+zip 42079 2024-10-18T04:20:48.478313 application/epub+zip 164225 2024-10-18T04:20:51.833337 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 134614 2024-10-18T04:20:50.133377 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 60803 2022-09-19T13:10:55.700634 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 44192 2024-10-18T04:20:47.831358 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 44102 2013-05-03T16:01:32 text/plain; charset=utf-8 43865 2013-05-03T16:02:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16918 2013-05-03T16:02:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18581 2024-10-18T04:20:51.968296 application/rdf+xml 9368 2024-10-18T04:20:48.537381 image/jpeg 2293 2024-10-18T04:20:48.508316 image/jpeg 127908 2024-10-18T04:20:48.210337 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia