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A Glorious Fame: Life of Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle, 1623-73
A Glorious Fame Life of Margaret Cavendish Duchess of Newcastle 162373
Author: Kathleen Jones
Margaret Cavendish was the first woman writer to write specifically for publication and to consider herself primarily a writer. She cloaked her shyness in extravagant dress and an exotic public persona. In the turbulent days of the Civil War and its aftermath, she wrote to express her hugely varied ideas. She believed in sexual equality, critici...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780747500711
ISBN-10: 0747500711
Publication Date: 3/3/1988
Pages: 192
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Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Book Type: Paperback
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