Cover of The Last Man by Mary Shelley Ebook The Last Man
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The Last Man

Author
Mary Shelley
Series
Epic Story
Language
English
Length
422 pages
ISBN
9781787249929
Published
15 January 2019
Imprint
Fantastica
  • dystopian
  • plague
  • survival
  • humanity
  • despair
  • isolation
  • civilization
  • loss
  • loneliness
  • existential

Description

"The Last Man" by Mary Shelley is a gripping tale set in a dystopian future where a devastating plague sweeps across the globe, decimating humanity. As civilization crumbles, the protagonist, Lionel Verney, navigates a world of despair and isolation. Shelley weaves a narrative that explores themes of survival, loss, and the fragility of human existence. Against the backdrop of a desolate Earth, Verney grapples with the profound loneliness of being the last living man. Shelley's work is a haunting reflection on the human condition and the endurance of the spirit in the face of overwhelming adversity.

Author

Mary Shelley (1797–1851) wrote Frankenstein at nineteen and invented a myth that has never gone out of circulation. Daughter of Mary Wollstonecraft and William Godwin, partner of Percy Shelley, she turned a ghost-story challenge beside Lake Geneva into the modern fable of maker and creature. Science, pity, and responsibility share the ice: the novel is less a monster tale than a question about what we owe what we create.