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The Purple Cloud

1901 novel by M. P. Shiel
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The Purple Cloud

Summary

The Purple Cloud is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (126 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Purple Cloud authored M. P. Shiel[3].
  • The Purple Cloud's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Purple Cloud was published by Chatto & Windus[5].
  • The Purple Cloud's genre is post-apocalyptic fiction[6].
  • The Purple Cloud's genre is serialized fiction[7].
  • The Purple Cloud's genre is science fiction[8].
  • The Purple Cloud's language of work or name is recorded as English[9].
  • The Purple Cloud's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[10].
  • The Purple Cloud was released on 1901[11].
  • The Purple Cloud's title is recorded as The Purple Cloud[12].
  • The Purple Cloud's copyright status is recorded as public domain[13].
  • The Purple Cloud's copyright status is recorded as public domain[14].
  • The Purple Cloud's form of creative work is recorded as novel[15].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Purple Cloud authored M. P. Shiel[3]. It was published by Chatto & Windus[5].

Publication

The Purple Cloud was published on 1901[11]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[9]. Genres include post-apocalyptic fiction[6], serialized fiction[7], and science fiction[8].

Why It Matters

The Purple Cloud ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (126 views/month).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Iamcarbon · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Author → M. P. Shiel
    Title → The Purple Cloud
    Project gutenberg ebook id → 11229
    Form of creative work → novel
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P747]]: [[Q139902448]]"
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