The Last ManU of Nebraska Press, 1965 M01 1 - 342 pages Taken from an ancient text found abandoned in a cave, The Last Man ends in 2100, ?the last year of the world.? A devastating worldwide plague has annihilated all of humanity except for one man, who chronicles the world's demise. This novel of apocalyptic horror, originally published in 1826, was rejected in its time and was out of print from 1833 to 1965, when the first Bison Books edition appeared. |
Contents
Authors Introduction | 1 |
VOLUME ONE | 5 |
Chapter II | 13 |
Chapter III | 24 |
Chapter IV | 33 |
Chapter IVA | 43 |
Chapter V | 55 |
Chapter VI | 64 |
Chapter VI | 173 |
Chapter VII | 185 |
Chapter VIII | 192 |
Chapter IX | 212 |
VOLUME THREE | 229 |
Chapter II | 236 |
Chapter III | 249 |
Chapter IV | 263 |
Chapter VII | 75 |
Chapter VIII | 84 |
Chapter IX | 98 |
Chapter X | 111 |
VOLUME TWO | 121 |
Chapter II | 132 |
Chapter III | 146 |
Chapter IV | 158 |
Chapter V | 166 |
Chapter V | 279 |
Chapter VI | 287 |
Chapter VII | 297 |
Chapter VIII | 308 |
Chapter IX | 318 |
Chapter X | 328 |
A Brief Chronology | 343 |
A Note on the Text | |
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