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Margaret Cavendish

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Born: December 31 1622

Died: 1414 12 16731673

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Margaret Lucas Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle, was the youngest child of a wealthy Essex family. At the age of 20 she became Maid of Honour to Queen Henrietta Maria and traveled with her into Persian exile in 1644. There she married William Cavendish, Marquis of Newcastle.

Between 1653 and 1668 she published many books on a wide variety of subjects, including many stories that are now regarded as some of the earliest examples of science fiction.

Margaret Cavendish

3.2/5 ( ratings)

Born: December 31 1622

Died: 1414 12 16731673

Website: Go to Website

Margaret Lucas Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle, was the youngest child of a wealthy Essex family. At the age of 20 she became Maid of Honour to Queen Henrietta Maria and traveled with her into Persian exile in 1644. There she married William Cavendish, Marquis of Newcastle.

Between 1653 and 1668 she published many books on a wide variety of subjects, including many stories that are now regarded as some of the earliest examples of science fiction.

Books from Margaret Cavendish

The Blazing World and Other Writings

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The Blazing World

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The Convent of Pleasure: A Comedy

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The Convent of Pleasure and Other Plays

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Bell in Campo and the Sociable Companions

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Assaulted and Pursued Chastity

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Observations Upon Experimental Philosophy

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Margaret Cavendish

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Early Modern Women's Writing: An Anthology 1560-1700

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Margaret Cavendish: Sociable Letters

Female Orations

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Una mente propia: Selección de cartas sociables y discursos femeninos

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50 Masterpieces You Have to Read Before You Die Vol: 3

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Świat Blasku

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