Project Gutenberg 2019-03-29 Public domain in the USA. 61 Hawk, G. K. Emshwiller, Ed 1925 1990 Emsh Emsh, Ed Alexander, Ed Emshwiller, Edmund A. Willer EMSH Lost Art Reading ease score: 76.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Lost Art" by G. K. Hawk is a science fiction short story that was published in the mid-20th century, specifically during the 1950s. The narrative revolves around characters experiencing a world deeply reliant on technology, where push-buttons and machines manage everyday life. The likely topic of the book explores human dependence on technology and the loss of traditional skills and memories from a past era. In the story, two characters, Allison and Endicott, find themselves on a disabled cargo ship in a snowstorm, facing the grave threat of freezing without power for heat. As snow fills the ship, they grapple with panic and the realization that their technological reliance has left them helpless. Endicott begins to recall memories of a time before machines took over human tasks and devises a plan to create warmth using dry branches and kindling, teaching Allison the lost art of making a fire. As they struggle to survive, the story reflects on the contrasts between past and present, emphasizing the importance of remembering and resurrecting forgotten skills in the face of technological adversity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction Short stories Survival -- Fiction Space ships -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 37610 37615 2024-09-24T11:55:07.244483 2023-09-25T10:26:09.313063 text/html text/html 34036 2019-03-29T11:16:38 text/html; charset=us-ascii 472893 2019-03-29T11:16:40 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 340526 2024-09-24T11:55:08.928460 application/epub+zip 339448 2024-09-24T11:55:07.638473 application/epub+zip 75784 2024-09-24T11:55:07.409484 application/epub+zip 372196 2024-09-24T11:55:10.109502 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 364809 2024-09-24T11:55:08.720503 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 101506 2022-09-26T20:55:34.923217 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 31342 31247 2024-09-24T11:55:07.141490 2023-09-25T10:26:09.184072 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 31556 2019-03-29T11:16:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 11907 2019-03-29T11:16:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19484 2024-09-24T11:55:10.349462 application/rdf+xml 28458 2024-09-24T11:55:07.487498 image/jpeg 4712 2024-09-24T11:55:07.446484 image/jpeg 475778 2024-09-24T11:55:07.256505 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