{"product_id":"the-purple-cloud-isbn-9780141196428","title":"The Purple Cloud","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe first great science fiction novel of the twentieth century—now available from Penguin Classics\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eStrange, macabre, and, fantastical, M. P. Shiel's \u003ci\u003eThe Purple Cloud\u003c\/i\u003e is a landmark work that heralded the genre of apocalyptic fiction. It tells the grandly bleak story of Adam Jeffson—the first man to reach the North Pole and the last man left alive on earth. A sweet-smelling cloud of poisonous gas has devastated the world, and as Jeffson travels the stricken globe in search of human life, he slowly succumbs to madness, unleashing fire and destruction on his planet. A new introduction by literary scholar John Sutherland explores \u003ci\u003eThe Purple Cloud\u003c\/i\u003e's apocalyptic themes and Shiel's colorful private life. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.“Fantastic, weird, macabre . . . imaginative, fascinating, convincing, as some dreadful nightmare . . . a remarkable piece of work . . . head and shoulders above the average tale of fantastic adventure.” — \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Delivered with a skill and artistry falling little short of actual majesty.” — \u003cb\u003eH. P. Lovecraft\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The first great science fiction novel of the science fiction century.” — \u003cb\u003eJohn Clute\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eM. P. Shiel\u003c\/b\u003e (1865–1947) was an author of science fiction and detective stories, most notably \u003ci\u003eThe Purple Cloud\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Sutherland\u003c\/b\u003e is Lord Northcliffe Professor of Modern English Literature at University College London and wrote the introduction to Chekhov's \u003ci\u003eThe Shooting Party\u003c\/i\u003e for Penguin Classics.","brand":"Penguin Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300883681509,"sku":"NP9780141196428","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780141196428.jpg?v=1767741114","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-purple-cloud-isbn-9780141196428","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}