Series ✦ Penny’s Take
The Mummy! a Tale of the Twenty-Second Century
Jane Webb · 2022
70/100
👍 Worth It
Written by a 17-year-old in 1827, Jane Webb's novel imagines automaton surgeons, undersea tunnels, weather control, and a matriarchal government with a satirical sharpness that still surprises — it belongs in the same sentence as Mary Shelley and deserves the scholarly revival it is getting. The barrier is real: three-volume Victorian prose is a substantial lift and the reading experience is for dedicated enthusiasts, not general audiences. Historical importance and content quality are both genuinely high.
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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety76
Substance / usefulness77
Craft & writing62
Originality88
Evidence & accuracy85
Hype vs delivers77
Age-fit59
👁 Human-eye gut-check70
Penny’s verdict70
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