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ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone
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Synopsis
The Description of a New World, Called The Blazing-World, better known as The Blazing World, is a 1666 work of prose fiction by English writer Margaret Cavendish, the Duchess of Newcastle. It has been described as an early forerunner of science fiction.
Is The description of a new world appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 13 and up.
A 1666 philosophical fantasy in which a woman enters a parallel world and rises to power; content is largely intellectual and allegorical with minimal peril and no sexual content.
What to know going in
This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language.
Publisher age: Adult·Our content rating: 13+
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Who'll love this
An adventurous early sci-fi story about a woman who discovers a strange new world filled with fantastical beings.
Tags
proto-science fictionutopian fictionearly modern fictionphilosophical fiction