The Last Man - Hardcover
by Mary Shelley
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Languages:EnglishPublisher:Gr PressISBN-13:9781515419976ISBN-10:1515419975UPC:9781515419976Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:ClassicsSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.94 inchesWeight:1.54Product ID:SC4SBCNVJ8
Mary Shelley founded modern science fiction with her 1816 classic Frankenstein. A decade later, she inaugurated the subgenre of post-apocalyptic sf with the less-lauded and less-known The Last Man. Shelley used the found-manuscript trope for this book, claiming to have discovered a series of seemingly connected stories on various pages in the Cumaean Sibyl's Cave, and stitched them together into this originally three-volume work. The story told here, of a far-future (late 21st century), is relat
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Gr PressISBN-13:9781515419976ISBN-10:1515419975UPC:9781515419976Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:ClassicsSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.94 inchesWeight:1.54Product ID:SC4SBCNVJ8
Shelley, Mary: - Mary Shelley was an English novelist, short story writer, essayist, and literary pioneer best known as the author of Frankenstein, one of the most influential works in the history of science fiction and Gothic literature. A central figure of the Romantic era, Shelley combined imaginative storytelling with explorations of science, ethics, ambition, creation, and the human condition. Her novels, short fiction, travel writing, and biographies helped shape the development of speculative fiction, horror fiction, and literary fantasy. Through works that examined the consequences of scientific discovery and the boundaries of human knowledge, she established themes that continue to influence science fiction writers today. Mary Shelley remains celebrated for her contributions to classic literature, Gothic fiction, horror, science fiction, Romantic literature, and the enduring legacy of women in literary history.
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