The Definitive Apocalyptic Novel of the 19th Century. 'What is there in our nature that is for ever urging us on towards pain and misery?' Set in the late 21th century, The Last Man follows closely the life of a man who grew up isolated from society, though he and his sister had been meant to be raised by the Royal British family. Eventually, he becomes civilized and fond of the society of Men after meeting the heir of the British throne. But how will he and the human society survive a deadly plague?

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