"Underneath the spreading chestnut tree I loved him and he loved me There I used to sit up on his knee ´Neath the spreading chestnut tree." - "The Chestnut Tree" by Glen Miller 1939 The spreading chestnut tree is an image richly found in literature. Glen Miller's 1939 nursery rhyme is said to have inspired George Orwell's famous line in his classic book 1984: "Under the spreading chestnut tree I sold you and you sold me There lie they, and here lie we Under the spreading chestnut tree." The spreading chestnut tree is a fascinating metaphor for life itself - [READ MORE]