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Narrated by: Karen Cass

Unabridged — 4 hours, 18 minutes

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Overview

'I had rather die in the adventure of noble achievements, than live in obscure and sluggish security.' Part romance, part adventure story, The Blazing World is a seventeenth century classic, and a prime example of proto-science fiction. Often considered an early feminist work, Cavendish compellingly chronicles how a young Lady became a powerful empress of a fantastical parallel kingdom. Captured by a lustful merchant in the hope of marrying the young woman, we first find our protagonist tra...