Free digital classic
The Purple Cloud
by Shiel, M. P. (Matthew Phipps)
- Reading format
- EPUB in Folarin Bookstore Digital
- Language
- en
About this book
Creators: M. P. Shiel (1865-1947) "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. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading Level: Reading ease score: 63.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Rights: Public domain in the USA. Downloads: 884