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The Purple Cloud

The Purple Cloud

by Shiel, M. P. (Matthew Phipps), 1865-1947

BookID: 11229

Language:English

Reading Level:Reading ease score: 63.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

Copyright Status:Public domain in the USA.

Science fictionEnd of the world -- FictionNatural disasters -- FictionApocalyptic fantasies

Description

"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.)

Class:PR: Language and Literatures: English literature

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