Free ebook and pdf of frankenstein by mary wollstonecraft shelley. The descriptions of the protagonists life before, leading up to, and after the extinction of mankind are poetic but overly embellished to the contemporary ear. A man surviving in a futuristic world ravaged by the plague. The last man by mary wollstonecraft shelley librarything. Download free ebooks of classic literature, books and. The reprint of a neglected novel by the author of frankenstein takes place in the twentyfirst century, after a plague leaves only one man alive, a young englishman and a onetime delinquent, t. Lionel verney, central character, son of a nobleman who gambled himself into poverty, finds himself immune after being attacked by an infected negro and. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by. The founder of modern feminism, mary wollstonecraft 17591797 was the most famous woman of her era. Editions of the last man by mary wollstonecraft shelley.
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