An edition of Le dernier homme (1806)

The last man

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An edition of Le dernier homme (1806)

The last man

or, Omegarus and Syderia

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  • 1 Want to read

"Originally published in French in 1805, The Last Man is a powerful story of the demise of the human race. Drawing on the traditional account in Revelations, The Last Man was the first end-of-the-world story in future fiction. As the first secular apocalypse story, The Last Man served as the departure point for many other speculative fictions of this type throughout the 19th century, including works by Shelley, Flammarion and Wells.

Grainville's masterful imagination is evident in the vast scale of the action as Omegarus, the Last Adam, and Syderia, the Last Eve, are led toward the moment when "the light of the sun and the stars is extinguished." This is essential reading for anyone interested in the roots of apocalyptic science fiction."--BOOK JACKET.

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Arno Press
Language
English
Pages
220

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Fiction, science fiction, general, Fiction, general, Literary collections, Cousin de grainville, jean-baptiste-françois-xavier, 1746-1805, Cousin de grainville, jean-baptiste-françois-xavier, 1746-1805--translations into english, French literature, French literature--19th century--translations into english, Apocalypse in literature, Pq1987.g13 d413 2002, 843/.6
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The last man: Or, Omegarus and Syderia (Lost race and adult fantasy fiction)
1978, Arno Press
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The last man: or, Omegarus and Syderia
1978, Arno Press
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1976, Slatkine Reprints
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Cover of: The last man, or, Omegarus and Syderia
The last man, or, Omegarus and Syderia: a romance in futurity
1806, Printed for R. Dutton
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Translation of Le dernier homme.
Reprint of the 1806 ed. printed for R. Dutton, London.

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New York
Series
Lost race and adult fantasy fiction

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
843/.6
Library of Congress
PZ3.G76285 Las 1978, PQ1987.G13 Las 1978

The Physical Object

Pagination
220, 204 p. ;
Number of pages
220

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL4567577M
ISBN 10
040510992X
LCCN
77084246
OCLC/WorldCat
3630430
Library Thing
9631198
Goodreads
4225640

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