num_pages: 342
description: A novel, first published in 1826, set in the 21st century, when England is a republic governed by a ruling elite. The narrator, an outsider introduced to the circle, tells a story of tragic, complicated love, and of the gradual extermination of the human race by plague.
language: English
title: The Last Man
titlecomplete: The Last Man
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: University of Nebraska Press