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Last and first men, and, Last men in London

by Olaf Stapledon

This volume collects two science-fiction novels. The first traces the future evolution and migration of humanity across the solar system, while the second presents a Neptunian observer's perspective on twentieth-century Earth.

Accession 15714 ISBN 0140035060 Publisher Penguin
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