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 2019-03-29 Public domain in the USA. 75 Hawk, G. K. Emshwiller, Ed 1925 1990 Emsh Emsh, Ed Alexander, Ed Emshwiller, Edmund A. Willer EMSH Lost Art Produced from Worlds of If Science Fiction, March 1955 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.) Reading ease score: 76.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Survival -- Fiction Space ships -- Fiction PS Text Category: Short Stories Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 37733 2025-06-23T13:33:20.236176 text/html 34036 2019-03-29T11:16:38 text/html 340598 2025-06-23T13:33:22.088688 application/epub+zip 339441 2025-06-23T13:33:20.691199 application/epub+zip 75778 2025-06-23T13:33:20.444171 application/epub+zip 371702 2025-06-23T13:33:23.327636 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 364809 2025-06-23T13:33:21.864689 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 101506 2022-09-26T20:55:34.923217 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 31342 2025-06-23T13:33:20.122175 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 31556 2019-03-29T11:16:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19779 2025-06-23T13:33:23.482684 application/rdf+xml 28458 2025-06-23T13:33:20.537146 image/jpeg 4712 2025-06-23T13:33:20.489172 image/jpeg 472893 2019-03-29T11:16:40 application/octet-stream application/zip 11907 2019-03-29T11:16:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 475811 2025-06-23T13:33:20.251166 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia