Mary Shelley · 1826 · Novel
Setting: 1826
Mary Shelley, the author of [*Frankenstein*][1], wrote the apocalyptic novel The Last Man in 1826. Its first person narrative tells the story of our world standing at the end of the twenty-first century and - after the devastating effects of a plague - at the end of humanity. In the book Shelley writes of weaving this story from a discovery of prophetic writings uncovered in a cave near Naples. The Last Man was made into a 2008 film.
Source: OpenLibrary
Tags: FictionPlagueTwenty-first centuryEnd of the worldBritish and irish fiction (fictional works by one author)Fiction, fantasy, generalFiction, science fiction, generalEnglish literatureTwenty-first century -- FictionEnd of the world -- Fiction
isfdb_id: 14990
openlibrary_id: OL450124W
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