The Last Man

Written by Mary Shelley

Narrated by LibriVox Community

The Last Man is an early post-apocalyptic science fiction novel by Mary Shelley, which was first published in 1826. The book tells of a future world that has been ravaged by a plague. The plague gradually kills off all people. Lionel Verney, central character, son of a nobleman who gambled himself into poverty, finds himself immune after being attacked by an infected "negro," and copes with a civilization that is gradually dying out around him. (Summary from wikipedia)

• Language: English
• Publisher: LibriVox
• Release date: Aug 25, 2014

Mary Shelley

Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin was born in 1797, the daughter of two of the leading radical writers of the age. Her mother died just days after her birth and she was educated at home by her father and encouraged in literary pursuits. She eloped with and subsequently married the Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, but their life together was full of hardship. The couple were ruined by disapproving parents and Mary lost three of her four children. Although its subject matter was extremely dark, her first novel Frankenstein (1818) was an instant sensation. Subsequent works such as Mathilda (1819), Valperga (1823) and The Last Man (1826) were less successful but are now finally receiving the critical acclaim that they deserve.

Reviews for The Last Man

[Lauren Nicholson · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

The reader is so monotone.., I couldn’t even get past the first chapter. Terrible reading!

[judy griffin · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

Its an insult to listeners for this person be allowed to read. I will not listen to her.