The Purple Cloud: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
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The Purple Cloud is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Shiel, M. P. (Matthew Phipps) (1865–1947).
Catalogue synopsis
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"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.
Book and edition facts
- Title: The Purple Cloud
- Author credits: Shiel, M. P. (Matthew Phipps) (1865–1947)
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- Apocalyptic fantasies
- End of the world -- Fiction
- Natural disasters -- Fiction
- Science fiction
Gutenberg collections
- Category: British Literature
- Category: Novels
- Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy
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