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A futuristic story of tragic love and of the gradual extermination of the human race by plague, The Last Man is Mary Shelley's most important novel after Frankenstein. With intriguing portraits of Percy Bysshe Shelley and Lord Byron, the novel offers a vision of the future that expresses a... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Lord Raymond: Protector of England and friend of Lionel.
- Adrian: One of Lionel's closest friends.
- Lady Idris: Adrian's sister, and wife of Lionel.
- Lionel: The chief storyteller and orphan who rises to English no nobility.
- Perdita: The sister of Lionel and wife of Lord Raymond.
- Verney: An orphan and a friend of Adrian.
- Mr. Ryland: A English Lord and chief political opponent to Lord Raymond.
- Evelyn: Add a description of this character.
- Lucy
- Clara
- Datchet
- Evadne
- Alfred
- Merrival
- Hope
Setting & Locations edit
- England
- Windsor
- London
- Greece
- Rome
- Paris
- Athens
- Versailles
- France
- Perdita
- Constantinople
- Italy
- Cumberland
- Switzerland
- Asia
- Dover
- America
- Europe
- Thrace
- Calais
- Rodosto
- Macedonia
- Stamboul
- Germany
- Eton
- Austria
- St. Sophia
- Kishan
- Dunkeld
- Persia
- Long Walk
- Geneva
- Karazza
First Sentence edit
I visited Naples in the year 1818.
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
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Publication Date: 1826
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 432
Publisher: Add the publisher.
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Publication Date: 1826
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 432
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 823.7
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