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- Though initially unpopular after its publication, The Last Man started to gain acclaim in the 20th century and again during the COVID-19 Pandemic of the 2020s, and it is often regarded as Wollstonecraft Shelley’s second-best work after her popular book Frankenstein; or, the Modern Prometheus.
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The Last Man. Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley. 3.37. 6,102 ratings928 reviews. A futuristic story of tragic love and of the gradual extermination of the human race by plague, The Last Man is Mary Shelley's most important novel after Frankenstein.
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The Last Man is an apocalyptic, dystopian science fiction novel by Mary Shelley, first published in 1826. The narrative concerns Europe in the late 21st century, ravaged by the rise of a bubonic plague pandemic that rapidly sweeps across the entire globe, ultimately resulting in the near-extinction of humanity.
Apr 26, 2024 · By Mary Shelley. Buy Book. The Last Man is narrated by an Englishman named Lionel Verney, and takes place from 2073 to 2100, during which time he witnesses the beginning, middle, and end of a...
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The Last Manbegins with an introduction written in 1818 when the narrator discovers messages written on leaves in a cave. The obscure messages predict the future. The narrator translates the messages into the story that follows the introduction. The first year of the story is 2073 in England. Lionel Verney and Perdita Verney are siblings who strugg...
Lionel Verney, Perdita Verney, and Raymond's daughter Clara go to Greece to find Raymond. He has been captured by the Turks and imprisoned. When he is finally released, he returns to Athens near death. Perdita nurses him back to health, and Raymond wants to retake command of the Greek army and defeat the Turks at Rodosto. Raymond leads the army to ...
In the autumn of the year 2096, the few survivors in England gather in London to make plans to travel south. All are sad to leave their country, but they feel they must look for a place to survive. Lionel Verney's older son Alfred dies, and Lionel fears for the health and strength of Idris. Lionel is sick for three days, and Idris watches over him....
May 4, 2020 · The Last Man is a novel of isolation: an isolation that reflected Shelley’s painful circumstances. The novel’s characters closely resemble the famous members of the , including Shelley’s...
Reader's Takeaway. "The Last Man" is a captivating and thought-provoking novel that explores profound themes against the backdrop of a post-apocalyptic world. Shelley's masterful storytelling and rich character development make this book an engaging read.
Apr 11, 2024 · In Mary Shelley’s “The Last Man,” an 1826 novel that comes to us now in a new Penguin Classics edition, it is a plague that sweeps the earth clean of humanity. The editors at Penguin no doubt feel that Shelley’s apocalyptic vision will resonate when COVID-19 was just in the near past.
