The Last Man (Pt.2)

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (1797 - 1851)

The Last Man is an early post-apocalyptic science fiction novel by Mary Shelley, which was first published in 1826. The book tells of a future world that has been ravaged by a plague. The plague gradually kills off all people. Lionel Verney, central character, son of a nobleman who gambled himself into poverty, finds himself immune after being attacked by an infected "negro," and copes with a civilization that is gradually dying out around him. (Summary from Wikipedia)

Genre(s): Science Fiction

Language: English

Keyword(s): literature (1964), sci-fi (208), apocalypse (13)