# Margaret Cavendish
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Margaret Lucas Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (1623 – 15 December 1673) was an English aristocrat, philosopher, poet, scientist, fiction-writer, and playwright in the 17th century. Born Margaret Lucas, she was the youngest sister of prominent royalists Sir John Lucas and Sir Charles Lucas, who owned the manor of St. John's Abbey, Colchester.
Blazing World - Margaret Lucas Cavendish
"The Blazing World" by Margaret Cavendish is a groundbreaking work that blends satire, natural philosophy, and proto-science fiction. It follows a young Lady who, after being kidnapped, finds herself in a fantastical realm where she becomes the supreme ruler. As she navigates her newfound power, Ca…
Blazing World - Margaret Lucas Cavendish
"The Blazing World" by Margaret Cavendish is a groundbreaking work that intertwines satire, natural philosophy, and proto-science fiction, presenting the story of a young Lady who, after being kidnapped, finds herself in a fantastical realm where she becomes the supreme ruler. As she navigates her …
Blazing World - Margaret Lucas Cavendish
The Blazing World by Margaret Cavendish is, all at once, a satire, a treatise on natural philosophy, a work of proto-science fiction, and a defiant venture into a scientific world where women were not usually allowed. It tells the tale of a young Lady who is kidnapped by a man that tries to sail aw…
Blazing World - Margaret Lucas Cavendish
The Blazing World by Margaret Cavendish is, all at once, a satire, a treatise on natural philosophy, a work of proto-science fiction, and a defiant venture into a scientific world where women were not usually allowed. It tells the tale of a young Lady who is kidnapped by a man that tries to sail aw…
Blazing World - Margaret Lucas Cavendish
The Blazing World by Margaret Cavendish is, all at once, a satire, a treatise on natural philosophy, a work of proto-science fiction, and a defiant venture into a scientific world where women were not usually allowed. It tells the tale of a young Lady who is kidnapped by a man that tries to sail aw…
The machine that shouldn't exist: Antikythera and the first AI
In 1901, sponge divers pulled a lump of corroded bronze from a shipwreck off the Greek island of Antikythera. It took another century to work out what it was: a geared machine that modelled the movements of the heavens, built roughly two thousand years before anything else came close. A machine tha…
The Blazing World Audiobook by Margaret Cavendish
Listen to full audiobook for free : https://litupbook.com/free Title: The Blazing WorldCategories: Fiction, Science FictionAuthor: Margaret CavendishNarrator: Gabrielle de CuirPublisher: Blackstone PublishingRelease date: 12-01-2020Language: EnglishSummary:In 1666, as Sir Isaac Newton is developing…
The Book Club: Francesca Peacock
In this week's Book Club podcast, I'm joined by Francesca Peacock to talk about the remarkable life and extraordinary work of Margaret Cavendish, the 17th-century Duchess of Newcastle. Famous in her own day for her bizarre public appearances and nicknamed 'Mad Madge', the author of The Blazing Worl…
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