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The Purple Cloud (Penguin Classics)

The Purple Cloud (Penguin Classics)

The first great science fiction novel of the twentieth centuryâ€”now available from Penguin Classics
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Strange, macabre, and, fantastical, M. P. Shiel'sÂ The Purple CloudÂ is a landmark work that heralded the genre of apocalyptic fiction. It tells the grandly bleak story of Adam Jeffsonâ€”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.Â A new introduction by literary scholar John Sutherland exploresÂ The Purple Cloud's apocalyptic themes and Shiel's colorful private life.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
Country USA
Brand Penguin Classics
Manufacturer Penguin Classics
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780141196428
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2012-11-27
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780141196428

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