The Description of a New World, Called the Blazing-World: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition

The Description of a New World, Called the Blazing-World is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Newcastle, Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of (?–1674).

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"The Description of a New World, Called the Blazing-World" by Margaret Cavendish is a work of prose fiction published in 1666. A young woman is kidnapped and swept to the North Pole, where she discovers a portal to a parallel world inhabited by human-animal hybrids. Mistaken for a goddess, she becomes empress of this strange realm, imposing new religions and philosophies. When war threatens her homeland, she returns with fantastical technologies to restore order, blurring the lines between conquest, creation, and utopian imagination.

Book and edition facts

• Title: The Description of a New World, Called the Blazing-World
• Author credits: Newcastle, Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of (?–1674)
• Catalogue language: English

Catalogue subjects

• Science fiction
• Utopias -- Fiction
• Voyages, Imaginary -- Early works to 1800

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• Category: British Literature
• Category: Novels
• Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy

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