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Figures of Earth

James Branch Cabell (1921)

Subgenre
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingPG-13
Pages243 (Quick Read (<250))
SettingHistorical
CSM age16

Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentMild
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

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Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age Protagonist

Synopsis

This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.

Is Figures of Earth appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 16 and up.

This 1921 literary fantasy follows a swineherd's quest for greatness through a medieval world of allegory and satire. Contains period-appropriate violence and mild romantic elements within a philosophical framework.

What to know going in

This book has moderate violence, mild sexual content, and clean language.

Who'll love this

Teens interested in classic literary fantasy with philosophical themes will appreciate this allegorical quest through a medieval world.

Tags

Literary FantasySatirical FantasyAllegoricalClassic Fantasy