The Last Man -- Mary Shelley

A futuristic story of tragic love and of the gradual extermination of the human race by plague, <em>The Last Man</em> is Mary Shelley's most important novel after <em>Frankenstein</em>. With intriguing portraits of Percy Bysshe Shelley and Lord Byron, the novel offers a vision of the future that expresses a reaction against Romanticism, and demonstrates the failure of the imagination and of art to redeem the doomed characters. <p/><strong>About the Series: </strong>For over 100 years <strong>Oxford World's Classics</strong> has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.<br><br><br><b>Author:</b> Mary Shelley<br><b>Publisher:</b> Oxford University Press, USA<br><b>Published:</b> 10/15/2008<br><b>Pages:</b> 512<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.80lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 7.60h x 5.00w x 1.00d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780199552351