The Last Man - Mary Shelley
Public domain
Category: Classic
Narrator: Barnaby Edwards
Tags: Classic
The Last Man (UNABRIDGED) by Mary Shelley Narrated by Barnaby Edwards, LENGTH: 22 hrs and 37 mins RELEASE DATE: 05-02-13 PUBLISHER: Audible Ltd, Audible Editor Reviews, Set in the late 21st century, Mary Shelleys apocalyptic story about the end of human civilization rejects Romanticism and its faith in art and nature. Narrator Barnaby Edwards measured performance allows the nihilism and rebelliousness of protagonist Lionel Verney to seep through as he narrates his life story, set against the failure of the English monarchy and the establishment of a republic. However, when a plague arrives, most of the population falls to this implacable enemy and Verneys life is plunged into chaos and desperation. The rules of society crumble, a messianic cult rises, and law and order is overturned. Listeners will be fascinated by Shelleys Gothic vision of the future and fatalistic view of mankind., Publishers Summary, The Last Man is Mary Shelleys apocalyptic fantasy of the end of human civilisation.
