<p>In 'The Last Man', Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley crafts a post-apocalyptic novel that is both ahead of its time and a product of its own Romantic era. Set in the late 21st century, Shelley's narrative sweeps through an Earth ravaged by a mysterious plague, following the fate of the titular last human. The novel's epistolary form and richly detailed prose reflect Shelley's fascination with the individual's struggle against the collective and the ...