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21 Nov 2009

Margaret Cavendish (1623-1673)


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Margaret Cavendish (1623-1673 -Duchess of Newcastle) was an interesting character who had her first of many volumes of poetry published in 1653. In many ways contradictory in her work, she struggled between a desire for fame and the belief in the general benefit that education would give women. She is also known for her last published work, the life of her husband, William Newcastle, 1667, whom she met in 1645 after having accompanied Queen Henrietta Maria to France following the outbreak of civil war in England.

Visit here to purchase 'The Blazing World - And Other Writings' By Margaret Cavendish. One of the earliest pieces of science fiction writing, which attempts to tell the story of a voyage to another world where speculative science reigns.


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