Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2016-03-22 Public domain in the USA. 225 Leiber, Fritz 1910 1992 Leiber, Fritz Reuter Dillon, Diane 1933 Dillon, Diane Claire Sorber Dillon, Leo 1933 2012 The Last Letter Produced from Galaxy Science Fiction June 1958 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Last Letter" by Fritz Leiber is a science fiction short story that was published in the late 1950s, a period marked by experimental ideas and innovative narratives in the genre. The story revolves around a future society that relies heavily on automated communication, where the concept of personal letters is almost alien and has dangerous ramifications when suddenly encountered. The narrative follows a hopeless romantic, Richard Rowe, who causes a cascade of chaos in the robotic postal system by attempting to send a handwritten love letter to Jane Dough, a girl he briefly encountered during a tour. This simple act of personal communication triggers a catastrophic failure in the machines responsible for sorting mail, leading to widespread confusion and the mobilization of the authorities. As Richard's heartfelt message is met with disbelief and panic, it culminates in a serendipitous meeting with Jane, ultimately bringing about an unexpected resolution that challenges the sterile norm of their society. The story explores themes of love, individuality, and the human desire for connection in an increasingly automated world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 74.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Postal service -- Fiction Letters -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Category: Short Stories Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Romance 52316 2025-07-20T14:15:49.715478 text/html 28422 2024-10-23T00:13:08 text/html 223112 2025-07-20T14:15:51.436475 application/epub+zip 221930 2025-07-20T14:15:50.099506 application/epub+zip 78505 2025-07-20T14:15:49.894489 application/epub+zip 258012 2025-07-20T14:15:52.615484 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 251413 2025-07-20T14:15:51.232486 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 108236 2022-09-23T13:09:01.276033 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 44924 2025-07-20T14:15:49.596495 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 25154 2024-10-23T00:13:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19212 2025-07-20T14:15:52.775462 application/rdf+xml 28140 2025-07-20T14:15:49.961493 image/jpeg 4757 2025-07-20T14:15:49.928482 image/jpeg 200019 2025-07-20T14:15:49.725497 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia en.wikipedia