Matthew Phipps Shiell (1865-1947), known as M. P. Shiel, was a prolific British writer of West Indian descent. His legal surname remained Shiell, though he adopted the shorter version as a de facto pen name. He is best remembered for his supernatural horror and scientific romances, published as serials, novels, and short stories.
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'The Purple Cloud' is a science fiction novel written by M. P. Shiel, first published in 1901. The novel is set in a post-apocalyptic world and follows the story of Adam Jeffson, an explorer who discovers a mysterious purple cloud that wipes out all life ... SEE MORE