The Last Generation
By James Elroy Flecker
Read by Phil Benson
This futuristic novella by poet James Elroy Flecker (1884 - 1915) sketches out a familiar scenario: due to technological and social developments. mankind no longer has the need to work. The resulting lack of direction and urgency in daily life is a prelude to the demise of civilization.
This recording was first published by Librivox on 22nd July 2014 as part of a collection of Flecker's prose works:
https://archive.org/details/collected_prose_1407_librivox