The Blazing World
Margaret Cavendish
Jun 2019 · BEYOND BOOKS HUB · AI-narrated by Madison (from Google)
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"The Blazing World" is a utopian science fiction novel written by Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle. It was first published in 1666, making it one of the earliest works of science fiction in the English language. Margaret Cavendish was a philosopher, poet, and writer who engaged with scientific and speculative ideas of her time.
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Margaret Lucas Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle (1623-1673) was an English aristocrat, a prolific writer, and a scientist. Her writing addressed a number of topics, including gender, power, manners, scientific method, and philosophy. Her utopian romance, The Blazing World, is one of the earliest examples of science fiction. She is singular in having published extensively in natural philosophy and early modern science.
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