Audio only
Length18h 55m
About this audiobook
Known widely as the author of "Frankenstein", Mary Shelley horrified us with her notorious monster brought to life with more humanity than we care to admit.
Her later, lesser-known novel "The Last Man" (1826) explores similar thematic concerns, though from a vastly different perspective. The nightmarish story envisions the end of humanity from a ruthless and inescapable plague. Full of heart-wrenching loss, "The Last Man tests" the resilience of humanity, as well as its capacity for sorrow and grief.
Of Shelley’s literary works, "The Last Man" can be seen as the not only the most autobiographical, but also as a literary tribute and memorial to her husband Percy Bysshe Shelley , and Lord Byron amongst other members of her coterie. "The Last Man" is largely shaped by the events of Mary Shelley’s life, and, to a lesser extent, by some of the historical events of Europe during the 1810’s and early 1820’s.
Plot:
The story is discovered, in 1818, in fragments buried in an ancient cave, rumoured to be the cave of the Sybils. The writings contain the recollections of a “past” history occurring well into the future. The writings have been left for future generations as a record of the devastating plague of the late twenty-first century. The narrator is Lionel Verney, age thirty-seven, who is, to his knowledge, the last surviving human on Earth. He has left this record in the year 2100, before setting out to sea...
Audiobook details
GenreLiterary Classics, Dystopia, Horror
Length18 hrs 55 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateAug 17, 2019
LanguageEnglish
More from Mary Shelley
Frankenstein ou le Prométhée moderneMary Shelley8h 47m$18 · $0.00
FrankensteinMary Shelley8h 5m$1.20 · $0.00
Proserpine and MidasMary Shelley1h 54m$1.20 · $0.00
Proserpine and MidasMary Shelley1h 14m$2.30 · $0.00
The Mortal ImmortalMary Shelley36m$2.30 · $0.00
On GhostsMary Shelley19m$2.30 · $0.00
The Heir of MondolfoMary Shelley1h 22m$2.30 · $0.00
FalknerMary Shelley16h 14m$2.30 · $0.00
LodoreMary Shelley16h 7m$2.30 · $0.00
Frankenstein oder Der moderne PrometheusMary Shelley8h 4m$2.30 · $0.00
The Fortunes of Perkin WarbeckMary Shelley19h 53m$2.30 · $0.00
The Last ManMary Shelley18h 49m$2.30 · $0.00
The Invisible GirlMary Shelley38m$2.30 · $0.00
FrankensteinMary Shelley8h 5m$4.70 · $0.00
ValpergaMary Shelley16h 53m$2.30 · $0.00
The DreamMary Shelley37m$2.30 · $0.00
FrankensteinMary Shelley8h 3m$2.30 · $0.00
FrankensteinMary Shelley8h 12m$1.70 · $0.00
Charles Dickens: Complete Works (Annotated)Charles Dickens818h 55m$0.99 · $0.00
The Complete Novels of Jane Austen & Brontë Sisters (Annotated)Jane Austen, Charlotte Brontë, Emily Brontë, Anne Brontë204h 15m$0.99 · $0.00
The Complete Works: Charlotte, Emily, Anne, Patrick & Branwell BrontëCharlotte Brontë, Anne Brontë, Emily Brontë138h 12m$1 · $0.00
The Complete Works of Oscar Wilde (Annotated)Oscar Wilde126h 19m$2 · $0.00
L. M. Montgomery – Premium Collection: Novels, Short Stories, Poetry & MemoirsLucy Maud Montgomery155h 1m$2 · $0.00
The Complete Works of the Brontë Family Charlotte Brontë, Emily Brontë, Anne Brontë140h 13m$2 · $0.00
MARK TWAIN: 12 Novels, 195 Short Stories, Autobiography, 10 Travel Books, 160+ Essays & Speeches (Illustrated)Mark Twain415h 9m5.0 (2)$2 · $0.00
This Side of Paradise - The Original 1920 Edition (Annotated)F. Scott Fitzgerald11h 30m$2 · $0.00
The Great Gatsby: Original 1925 Edition (An F. Scott Fitzgerald Classic NovelFrancis Scott Fitzgerald4h 45m$18 · $0.00
The Complete Works: Novels, Short Stories, Plays, Articles, Essays, Travel Sketches and Memoirs (Annotated)Anthony Trollope1096h 4m$0.99 · $0.00
Ivanhoe (Annotated)Walter Scott22h 52m$2 · $0.00
The Complete Works of G. K. Chesterton (Annotated)G. K. Chesterton421h 37m$1.99 · $0.00
All NovelsGeorge Orwell53h 48m$10 · $0.00
The Complete Works of TolstoyLeo Tolstoy412h 44m$1 · $0.00
The Complete Works of Louisa May Alcott (Annotated)Louisa May Alcott226h 24m$0.99 · $0.00
Sherlock Holmes series - completeArthur Conan54h 8m$3.50 · $0.00
The Fire Next TimeJames Baldwin2h 25m$15
The Count of Monte Cristo (With Original Illustrations)Alexandre Dumas54h$1 · $0.00
H. P. Lovecraft: The Complete Fiction (Annotated)H. P. Lovecraft50h 45m$2 · $0.00
Braving the TruthRachel Held Evans11h 31m$29 · $0.00
Crack in the SkyTerry C. Johnston21h 57m$35
The Castilian PomegranateAnna Belfrage15h 35m$23
My Dear HamiltonStephanie Dray, Laura Kamoie23h 7m$46 · $0.00
Sweet Home Highland ChristmasMay McGoldrick, Jan Coffey2h 54m$7 · $0.00
Better Lucky and GoodLarry Jeram-Croft8h 7m$23
Red ClayCharles B. Fancher10h 35m$25
Philip K. Dick: SF Boxed SetPhilip K. Dick29h 38m$1 · $0.00
The Act of DisappearingNathan Gower12h 23m$8 · $0.00
Beyond the Crescent SkyA. L. Sowards13h 6m$27
The Consequences of FearJacqueline Winspear10h 28m$29 · $0.00
At the Foot of the Cherry Tree: The bestselling, heart-warming novel based on a true story of forbidden love & heartbreak SHORTLISTED FOR THE DYMOCKS 2023 BOOK OF THE YEARAlli Parker10h 8m$29 · $0.00
When Nietzsche WeptIrvin D. Yalom MD15h 26m$23
The Oceans and the StarsMark Helprin21h 37m$30
The Extinction Cycle Boxed Set, Books 1–3Nicholas Sansbury Smith25h 30m$30
Presidential MissionUpton Sinclair26h 46m$40
Missions from the Extinction Cycle, Vol. 2Amanda J. Spedding, Geoff Brown, Michael Patrick Hicks, G. Michael Hopf, Rachel Aukes, Eloise J. Knapp, various authors, Nicholas Sansbury Smith11h 34m$23
MatterhornKarl Marlantes21h 12m$32
The PursuitRebecca Belliston15h 7m$23
The Bronze HorsemanPaullina Simons30h 43m$53 · $0.00
First RangerJeffrey Wilson, Brian Andrews1h 53m$15
The Skull of the WorldKate Forsyth10h 28m5.0 (1)$20
Reign Of AngelsBen Reeder8h 54m5.0 (1)$20
We’re AliveKc Wayland5h 10m$15
The Undead PoolKim Harrison16h 13m$33 · $0.00
Glacier's EdgeR. A. Salvatore13h 44m$33 · $0.00
Haint BlueStephanie Alexander11h 55m$23
The King in Yellow (Annotated)Robert W. Chambers8h 53m$0.99 · $0.00
Good OmensNeil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett12h 33m$33 · $0.00
Dark of NightJonathan Maberry, Rachael Lavin4h 59m2.0 (1)$20 · $0.00
The Renegade HunterLynsay Sands10h 7m$29 · $0.00
The Fall of the House of CabalJonathan L. Howard14h 54m$23
Lost GodsBrom14h 50m$33 · $0.00
The Complete Works of E. F. Benson (Illustrated)E. F. Benson335h 9m$1 · $0.00
The AccusedJana DeLeon6h 32m5.0 (1)$12 · $0.00
Corpus HermeticumHermes Trismegistus3h 43m$7 · $0.00
LambChristopher Moore15h 22m4.0 (1)$33 · $0.00
CARMILLA (Gothic Classic) (Annotated)Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu4h 2m$0.99 · $0.00
The ExorcistWilliam Peter Blatty12h 52m5.0 (2)$8 · $0.00
The Complete Novels of Mary ShelleyMary Shelley128h 25m$2 · $0.00
Twice TemptedJeaniene Frost8h 17m$26 · $0.00
You may also like
Because We Are BadLily Bailey5h 53m$24 · $0.00
The Biography of Robert Murray M'CheyneAndrew A. Bonar7h 41m$1 · $0.00
The Dakota WintersTom Barbash8h 38m$26 · $0.00
Out of the TriangleMary E. Bamford4h 37m$2 · $0.00
Our Frank and other storiesAmy Walton3h 12m$2 · $0.00
Ole Mammy's TormentAnnie F. Johnston1h 53m$1 · $0.00
TownieAndre Dubus III14h 35m$23
Sixty Meters to AnywhereBrendan Leonard5h 25m5.0 (1)$17 · $0.00
The CowardRobert Hugh Benson11h 54m$1 · $0.00
The Life & Legacy of Margaret FullerJulia Ward Howe7h$2 · $0.00
Dinosaur Bedtime Stories For KidsJoy Palmer1h 32m5.0 (2) Only with Ultra
JFK's Secret DoctorSchwartz, Susan E10h 24mFree
The Baronet's Song & The Shepherd's Castle (Adventure Classics) (Annotated)George MacDonald38h 34m$2 · $0.00
Old Carver RanchMax Brand9h 4m$20
Hugh Stanford's LuckMary Grant Bruce4h 21m$1 · $0.00
Soccer DadDavid Murray3h 3m$10 · $0.00
Ahmed Aziz’s Epic YearNina Hamza6h 43m$24 · $0.00
A Shot in the DarkSante D’Orazio10h 53m$25 · $0.00
I'm Hosting as Fast as I Can!Tom Bergeron6h 25m$24 · $0.00
Hollywood StuntwomanDiane Peterson9h 11m$20