The Purple Cloud by M. P. Shiel

"The Purple Cloud" by M. P. Shiel is an apocalyptic novel published in 1901. Adam Jeffson joins a polar expedition and discovers a mysterious purple cloud that brings death across the globe. As seemingly the last man alive, he descends into madness, burning cities and building a colossal palace to himself. Years later, he encounters a young woman who survived in a cellar, forcing him to confront the future of humanity itself. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Shiel, M. P. (Matthew Phipps), 1865-1947
Title The Purple Cloud
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Purple_Cloud
Credits Produced by Suzanne Shell, Garrett Alley, Maria Khomenko and PG
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Reading Level Reading ease score: 63.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Language English
LoC Class PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
Subject Science fiction
Subject End of the world -- Fiction
Subject Natural disasters -- Fiction
Subject Apocalyptic fantasies
Category Text
EBook-No. 11229
Release Date
Most Recently Updated Oct 28, 2024
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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