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
characters: Lucy Martin, Lionel Verney, Merrival the Astronomer, Juliet (The Last Man), Clara of Raymond, Perdita Verney, Lady Raymond, Ryland (The Last Man), Idris Verney, The Imposter, Lord Raymond, Countess of Windsor, Evadne, Alfred Verney, Adrian, Earl of Windsor, Evelyn Verney
genres: Fiction, Science Fiction, Gothic, Apocalyptic, Horror, Literature, Classics, 19th Century, Dystopia, Post Apocalyptic
ratings_count: 5445
places: Istanbul, Greece, Perth, Scotland, Scotland, England, Turkey, Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland, Windsor, Berkshire, England
publisher: University of Nebraska Press