Project Gutenberg 2021-08-27 Public domain in the USA. 113 Nydahl, Joel Hale, J. H. Lesson for Today Produced from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy May 1953 Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Lesson for Today" by Joel Nydahl is a science fiction story written in the early 1950s. The narrative follows Helen and her child, Robbie, as they navigate a post-apocalyptic world ravaged by nuclear devastation. The book explores themes of survival, motherhood, and the impacts of warfare on humanity, emphasizing the struggles faced by the last remaining survivors in a world destroyed by their own creations. In the story, Helen and Robbie find themselves inexplicably spared from the bomb's destruction, existing under an invisible protective dome. As they journey through a desolate landscape seeking Helen's husband, Johnny, they encounter the haunting emptiness of abandoned towns and the remnants of a once-thriving civilization. However, their hopes are shattered when they discover Johnny's skeletal remains, leaving Helen devastated. As radiation sickness begins to affect Robbie, the story culminates in a heart-wrenching tragedy, with Helen realizing that she is left with nothing after losing both her husband and child. The tale serves as a poignant reminder of the fragility of life and the consequences of humanity's choices. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 87.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Mothers and sons -- Fiction Human-alien encounters -- Fiction Apocalyptic fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 39923 2025-06-26T07:42:14.036784 text/html 16138 2024-10-18T15:45:28 text/html 419239 2025-06-26T07:42:17.101813 application/epub+zip 418070 2025-06-26T07:42:15.521823 application/epub+zip 150362 2025-06-26T07:42:14.555788 application/epub+zip 453340 2025-06-26T07:42:18.200795 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 445915 2025-06-26T07:42:16.574766 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 178571 2022-09-29T18:33:42.499048 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 33251 2025-06-26T07:42:13.918792 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 13476 2024-10-18T15:45:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16856 2025-06-26T07:42:18.313761 application/rdf+xml 24072 2025-06-26T07:42:15.059774 image/jpeg 4377 2025-06-26T07:42:14.805775 image/jpeg 5205058 2025-06-26T07:42:14.071869 application/octet-stream application/zip 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