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M. P. (Matthew Phipps) Shiel
Matthew Phipps Shiel (1865–1947) was a British writer known for his imaginative and often dystopian science fiction and supernatural fiction. His most famous work is the novel "The Purple Cloud" (1901), which depicts the last man on Earth after a global catastrophe. Shiel was a key figure in the development of early weird fiction, and his works often explored themes of isolation, madness, and cosmic terror. In addition to "The Purple Cloud," his literary output includes "The Lord of the Sea" (1901) and the Prince Zaleski detective stories, blending mystery with philosophical reflection.
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THE EXODUS In the Calle Las Gabias—one of those by-streets of Lisbon below St.Catherine—there occurred one New Year a little event in theSynagogue there worth a mention in this history of Richard, Lord ofthe Sea. It was Kol Nidrè, eve of the Day of Atonement, and the little Beth- El, sweltering in a dingy air, was transacting the long-drawn liturgy, when, behind the curtain where the women sat, an...
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THE PURPLE CLOUD Well, the memory seems to be getting rather impaired now, rather weak. What, for instance, was the name of that parson who preached, just before the Boreal set out, about the wickedness of any further attempt to reach the North Pole? I have forgotten! Yet four years ago it was familiar to me as my own name. Things which took place before the voyage seem to be getting a little cloudy in...
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