The Last Man - 9781312184862

The Last Man Mary Shelley, most famous for "Frankenstein" also wrote several other novels and short stories. "The Last Man" was her second best-seller, written about ten years after the publication of "Frankenstein". The Last Man is an apocalyptic science fiction novel about tragic love and a future world that has been ravaged by a plague. It reflects Shelley's fears about civilization and the shortcomings of human behavior. Lionel Verney, the narrator and last survivor of a twenty-first century plague, recounts how he discovers a manuscript written in 2100. But aside from the novel being delightful and arguably obscure entertainment for the Romantic literature aficionado, it is the foundation of English Sci-Fi from H.G. Wells to Arthur C. Clarke, not to mention such works as "The Stand" by Stephen King and "I am Legend" by Richard Matheson. 9781312184862 1312184868 418 BOOK http://books.google.com/books/content?id=ZTxyCQAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=5&edge=curl&source=gbs_api http://books.google.com/books/content?id=ZTxyCQAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=1&edge=curl&source=gbs_api en 9781312184862

• | Author: Mary Shelley
• | Publisher: Lulu.com
• | Publication Date: Feb 24, 2015
• | Number of Pages: 418 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 1312184868
• | ISBN-13: 9781312184862