''The Last Man'' (1826) is a novel of political [[science fiction]] that was long considered to be the finest written by [[Mary Shelley]], even better than her since-popular ''[[Frankenstein]]''.
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''The Last Man'' (1826) is a novel of political [[science fiction]] that was initially considered to be the finest written by [[Mary Shelley]], even better than her since-popular ''[[Frankenstein]]''.
The novel mirrors the many personal tragedies suffered in the life of its author, which included the premature death of two of her infants, her husband, her sister, and a friend.<ref>https://www.nd.edu/stories/understand-and-fight/</ref>
The novel mirrors the many personal tragedies suffered in the life of its author, which included the premature death of two of her infants, her husband, her sister, and a friend.<ref>https://www.nd.edu/stories/understand-and-fight/</ref>