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''The Purple Cloud'' is a "last man" novel by the British writer M. P. Shiel. It was published in 1901. H.G. Wells lauded ''The Purple Cloud'' as "brilliant"〔H.G. Wells, ''The Discovery of the Future'', London: Jonathan Cape, Ltd, 1925,(p.54).〕 and H. P. Lovecraft later praised the novel as exemplary weird fiction, "delivered with a skill and artistry falling little short of actual majesty."〔Wikisource:Supernatural Horror in Literature/The Weird Tradition in the British Isles〕 The novel formed the basis for the 1959 American film ''The World, the Flesh and the Devil''. ==Textual variations== The novel exists in three distinct texts. It was first published as a serial, with illustrations by J. J. Cameron, in ''The Royal Magazine'', Vol V, #27-#30, Vol VI, #31-32, January - June, 1901. This is the shortest version, and was photo-offset in Volume I of A. Reynolds Morse's monumental series, ''The Works of M. P. Shiel'' (1979–1983).〔(Georges T. Dodds, review of Volume I of the Morse series, including the serial text. )〕 The original book text was published in London by Chatto & Windus in September 1901. This is the longest version, and is considered by many to be the preferred text.〔(R. D. Mullen, review of the Gregg Press edition of ''The Purple Cloud'', ''Science Fiction Studies'', November 1977. )〕〔(Marion Powell, review of the Gregg Press edition (1901 text). )〕 The 1901 text was reprinted in London by Tartarus Press in 2004 in a superb edition with all the Cameron illustrations from the serial and a new Introduction by Brian Stableford.〔(Jeff Gardiner, review of Tartarus edition. (1901 text). )〕 Hippocampus Press included the 1901 text, but without the illustrations, in an omnibus volume, ''The House of Sounds and Others'', edited by S. T. Joshi (2005).〔(William P. Simmons, review of The House of Sounds and Others (includes 1901 text). )〕〔(Greg Beatty, review of The House of Sounds and Others. )〕〔(skullsinthestars, review of The House of Sounds and Others. )〕 The 1901 text was also used in the edition published in 2012 in the Penguin Classics series with a new Introduction by John Sutherland.〔(Notice of Penguin Classics edition. (1901 text). )〕 Shiel revised the novel in the 1920s, by tightening the language, rather than changing the plot. This version was first published in London by Victor Gollancz Ltd. (1929), and in New York by Vanguard Press (1930).〔(Georges T. Dodds, review of the Bison Books edition (1929 text). )〕 This, the final version, was the text most commonly reprinted in numerous subsequent editions. The novel has also been published in French, Italian, German〔A. Reynolds Morse, The Works of M. P. Shiel Updated, Vol II of ''The Works of M. P. Shiel'', Cleveland: The Morse Foundation (1980), 18.〕 and Spanish.〔Translated by Soledad Silio, "Foreword" by Antonio Iriarte, Madrid: Reino de Redonda, 2005.〕〔("Esta absurda aventura", ''El País'', Aug 23, 2008 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Purple Cloud」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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