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THE DESCRIPTION OF A NEW WORLD, CALLED THE BLAZING WORLD is simply one of the most fascinating, unusual and astonishing pieces of writing we've ever come across. Written in 1666 by Margaret Cavenish, the Duchess of Newcastle, the book details an interdimensional otherworldly...
The Blazing World
A certain Lady is kidnapped, shipwrecked, and transported to the extraordinary Blazing World, where she marries an emperor and attains unlimited power. Hers is a benevolent reign that ends war, religious conflict, and gender discrimination. Remarkably, the Lady's story was conceived...
The Description of a New World, Called the Blaz...
First published in 1666, Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle's Description of a New World, Called the Blazing Worldis the first fictional portrayal of women and the new science. In Blazing World, Cavendish depicts her heroine, the Empress, in multiple roles. The Empress...
The Description of a New World, Called The Blaz...
Margaret Cavendish's groundbreaking work of proto-science fiction, telling the story of a fantastic alternate world accessed via a portal a the North Pole. This new "Blazing World" is populated by talking animals and fanciful features. Featuring elements of romance, adventure,...
The Blazing World
When a young woman is shipwrecked in the kingdom of the Blazing World, she befriends the natives, a highly intelligent and tolerant group of humanoid animals. With the help of the locals, the woman becomes the Empress of the island, and leads the Blazing World into a society...
The Blazing World
The Blazing World, is a 1666 work of prose fiction by the English writer Margaret Cavendish, the Duchess of Newcastle. Feminist critic Dale Spender calls it a forerunner of science fiction.It can also be read as a utopian work.- From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Description of a New World, Called the Blaz...
In this remarkable proto-science fiction story from 1666 -- which also bear striking resemblances with modern fantasy -- the author Lady Margaret Cavendish explores an allegorical and satirical world, which she finds through a portal at the North Pole. The bizarre beings in...
The Blazing World
The Description of a New World, Called the Blaz...
The Blazing World, is a 1666 work of prose fiction by the English writer Margaret Cavendish, the Duchess of Newcastle. It is a fanciful depiction of a satirical, utopian kingdom in another world (with different stars in the sky) that can be reached via the North Pole. It is the...
The Blazing World
Margaret Cavendish was an English aristocrat and writer in the 17th century. Cavendish also became the Duchess of Newcastle after she married William Cavendish. Cavendish's satirical book The Blazing World is one of the earliest works of science fiction.
Margaret Cavendish - The Description of a New W...
Margaret Lucas Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne was born in 1623 in Colchester, Essex into a family of comfortable means. As the youngest of eight children she spent much time with her siblings. Margaret had no formal education but she did have access to scholarly...
The Blazing World
The Blazing World
The Description of a New World, Called the Blaz...
In this remarkable proto-science fiction story from 1666--which also bear striking resemblances with modern fantasy--the author Lady Margaret Cavendish explores an allegorical and satirical world, which she finds through a portal at the North Pole. The bizarre beings in this...
The Blazing World
The Blazing World
Published in 1666, The Blazing World stands as one of the first Western works of Science Fiction. In its assertion that all animal flesh is made of rational matter (including that of the female body) Margaret Cavendish wrote the only 17th century text of its kind - a book...
The Blazing World
The Blazing World
The Blazing World
The Description of a New World, Called The Blaz...
The Description of a New World, Called The Blazing-World, better known as The Blazing World, is a 1666 work of prose fiction by English writer Margaret Cavendish, the Duchess of Newcastle. It has been described as an early forerunner of science fiction.
The Blazing World
Born in 1623 as the youngest child of a wealthy Essex family, Margaret Cavendish became a Maid of Honour to Queen Henrietta Maria before going on to marry the widowed William Cavendish, Duke of Newcastle. She was a prolific writer whose work encompassed a range of genres including...
The Blazing World
When a young woman is shipwrecked in the kingdom of the Blazing World, she befriends the natives, a highly intelligent and tolerant group of humanoid animals. With the help of the locals, the woman becomes the Empress of the island, and leads the Blazing World into a society...
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The Blazing World by Margaret Cavendish
THE DESCRIPION OF A NEW WORLD CALLED The Blazin...
This 17th Century novel is considered by many to be an early precursor to utopian science fiction. Romance. action, an adventure make this an interesting and unusual read.
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