01620cam a22003493u 4500 11229 UtSlPG 20260610133252.0 m cr n 260607r2004||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PR Shiel, M. P. (Matthew Phipps), 1865-1947 The Purple Cloud Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2004 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Purple_Cloud Release date is 2004-02-01 Produced by Suzanne Shell, Garrett Alley, Maria Khomenko and PG Distributed Proofreaders "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.) Original publication data not identified Science fiction End of the world -- Fiction Natural disasters -- Fiction Apocalyptic fantasies https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/11229 52675 52675