The last man
By: Jean-Baptiste-François-Xavier Cousin de Grainville ; translated by I.F. & M. Clarke ; introduction & critical material by I.F. Clarke
Contributors: Clarke, I. F.; Clarke, M. 1928-
Series: Wesleyan early classics of science fiction series
Publisher: Wesleyan University Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Middletown, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 157
Work titles: Dernier homme.
Description: "Originally published in French in 1805, The Last Man is a powerful story of the demise of the human race. Drawing on the traditional account in Revelations, The Last Man was the first end-of-the-world story in future fiction. As the first secular apocalypse story, The Last Man served as the departure point for many other speculative fictions of this type throughout the 19th century, including works by Shelley, Flammarion and Wells.

Grainville's masterful imagination is evident in the vast scale of the action as Omegarus, the Last Adam, and Syderia, the Last Eve, are led toward the moment when "the light of the sun and the stars is extinguished." This is essential reading for anyone interested in the roots of apocalyptic science fiction."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [155]-157)