In 1818, an unnamed author pillages an archaeological site on the Bay of Naples of written artifacts—authentic Sibylline prophecies—that she’ll later transcribe.
Category Archives: Volume I
(2) Chapter I.
Lionel Verney, the boy who will become The Last Man, grows up with his sister Perdita in the mid-21st century English Lake District’s lowest class. (originally posted 30 May 2021)
(3) Chapter 2.
Adrian, the son of Britain’s former king, enters the siblings’ sheltered lives.
(4) Chapter 2 cont.
Two more women enter the tale: the Ex-Queen, Adrian’s mother, and the Greek Princess Evadne, the one Adrian loves. (originally posted 3 June 2021)
(5) Chapter 3.
An insignificant posting to the embassy in Vienna begins (and ends) Lionel’s professional life; back in England, a new character rises—Lord Raymond.
(6) Chapter 4/1.
At Perdita’s cottage in Windsor Forest, Lionel meets Lord Raymond and the beauteous Idris, his destined bride.
(7) Chapter 4/1 cont.
With Adrian mad from heartbreak and secluded in Scotland, the crown that might have been his gets closer to Lord Raymond’s head.
(8) Chapter 4/2.
Lord Raymond shows what he will do for love of Lionel’s teenaged sister.
(9) Chapter 4/2 cont.
Reunions in Scotland end in recovery. Adrian salutes creation and resolves to live for others.
(10) Chapter 5.
Adrian’s younger sister has captured Lionel’s heart. Her mother the Ex-Queen has other ideas. “Attend, O reader! while I narrate this tale of wonders!”