Sinopsis
Adam Jeffson, the narrator of The Purple Cloud , is recruited to join a polar expedition after the suspicious death of another crewmate. Jeffson and the rest of crew of the Boreal are hoping to claim a multimillion dollar prize for the first expedition to reach the North Pole. During the long voyage, Jeffson discovers an ominous purple cloud which transforms his Arctic adventure. Upon his return, he struggles to survive, especially psychologically, in an apocalyptically different world. This ebook edition is based on the 1901 novelization, which is an expanded version of the 1901 serialization and preferred by scholars over a later 1929 edition that made changes to the language. Its Shiels best known work, and one of the earliest examples of the "last man" apocalyptic science fiction novel. M. P. Shiel (died 1947) was an influential writer of the modernist period. Their work has endured across generations and continues to be read and studied worldwide. The early science fiction genre, pioneered by visionaries like H.G. Wells and Jules Verne, laid the groundwork for one of literatures most enduring and imaginative forms. The Purple Cloud stands as an early example of speculative fiction grappling with the promises and perils of science and technology.
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Editorial: Caelwick Press
ISBN: 9782772217046
Idioma: Inglés
Fecha de lanzamiento: 19/05/2026
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