description: The Last Man ends in 2100, "the last year of the world." A devastating plague has wiped out humanity, except for one man. This novel of horror, originally published in 1826, was rejected in its time and out of print from 1833 to 1963, when the first Bison Books edition appeared. Some critics now rate The Last Man more highly than Frankenstein, by the same author. This Bison Books edition offers a new introduction by Anne K. Mellor, who writes, "In our era of AIDS and biological warfare, Shelley's apocalyptic vision of an incurable plague that gradually destroys the entire human species resonates with mythic power."
language: English
title: The Last Man
titlecomplete: The Last Man (World's Classics)
characters: Idris Verney, Alfred Verney, Ryland (The Last Man), Clara of Raymond, Evelyn Verney, Lord Raymond, Lionel Verney, Evadne, Merrival the Astronomer, Lucy Martin, Juliet (The Last Man), Perdita Verney, Lady Raymond, Countess of Windsor, The Imposter, Adrian, Earl of Windsor
genres: Literature, Dystopia, Apocalyptic, 19th Century, Gothic, Fiction, Classics, Post Apocalyptic, Horror, Science Fiction
ratings_count: 5446
places: Turkey, Scotland, Istanbul, Windsor, Berkshire, England, Greece, Perth, Scotland, Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland, England
publisher: Oxford University Press