Last Men in London

by Olaf Stapledon

Overview

Olaf Stapledon's previous science-fiction novel, Last and First Men, envisioned 2 billion years of history, from the 1930s forward. In this companion piece, a superintelligent narrator from the remote future investigates 20th-century life, entering a subject's mind to observe his childhood, his service during World War I, and his life afterward.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780486269801
Publisher:	Dover Publications
Publication date:	06/21/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	288
File size:	451 KB

About the Author

A preeminent figure of British science fiction, Olaf Stapledon (1886-1950) wrote several influential novels. Praised by H. G. Wells, Aldous Huxley, and Virginia Woolf, Stapledon's works introduced such innovative concepts as genetic engineering and terraforming.

Table of Contents

PrefaceIntroductionI. The World of the Last MenII. Exploring the PastIII. The Child PaulIV. Paul Comes of AgeV. Origins of the European WarVI. The WarVII. After the WarVIII. The Modern WorldIX. On Earth and on Neptune