The Purple Cloud Paperback - 2012
by M. P. Shiel; Introduction by John Sutherland; Notes by John Sutherland
Summary
The first great science fiction novel of the twentieth century—now available from Penguin Classics
Strange, macabre, and, fantastical, M. P. Shiel's The Purple Cloud is a landmark work that heralded the genre of apocalyptic fiction. It tells the grandly bleak story of Adam Jeffson—the first man to reach the North Pole and the last man left alive on earth. A sweet-smelling cloud of poisonous gas has devastated the world, and as Jeffson travels the stricken globe in search of human life, he slowly succumbs to madness, unleashing fire and destruction on his planet.
A new introduction by literary scholar John Sutherland explores The Purple Cloud's apocalyptic themes and Shiel's colorful private life.
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- Title The Purple Cloud
- Author M. P. Shiel; Introduction by John Sutherland; Notes by John Sutherland
- Binding Paperback
- Edition [ Edition: Repri
- Pages 295
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Group
- Date 2012-11-27
- ISBN 9780141196428 / 0141196424
- Weight 0.6 lbs (0.27 kg)
- Dimensions 7.7 x 5 x 0.8 in (19.56 x 12.70 x 2.03 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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