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The Description of a New World called The Blazing-World

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Availability:In StockContributor:Margaret Cavendish, Ian Randal StrockPublish date:2020-08-25Pages:108
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Fantastic BooksISBN-13:9781515424161ISBN-10:1515424162UPC:9781515424161Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Science Fiction, Romance, ClassicsBook Topic:Action & Adventure, Science FictionSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.26 inchesWeight:0.37Product ID:SCWV8BZPXQ

The Blazing-World is a fanciful depiction of a utopian kingdom in another world that can be reached via the North Pole. It may be "the only known work of utopian fiction by a woman in the 17th century." It can also easily be placed in the genres of science fiction, romance, adventure, and possibly even autobiography.

In the book, a young woman enters this other world, and becomes the empress of a society composed of various species of talking animals. She organizes an invasion of her home world, complete with submarines towed by fish-men and fire-stones dropped by bird-men.

Cavendish's utopia comes about, at least in part, due to having "but one religion, one language, and one government." Originally published as a companion piece to her Observations upon Experimental Philosophy, it gave life to her theorizing in what was an example of rigorous 17th-century science.

This book inspired the author's husband, William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, to write a sonnet which celebrates her imaginative powers. That sonnet was included in her book, and prefaces this edition.

Languages:EnglishPublisher:Fantastic BooksISBN-13:9781515424161ISBN-10:1515424162UPC:9781515424161Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Science Fiction, Romance, ClassicsBook Topic:Action & Adventure, Science FictionSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.26 inchesWeight:0.37Product ID:SCWV8BZPXQ
Cavendish, Margaret: - Margaret Cavendish was a groundbreaking English writer, philosopher, scientist, and aristocrat best known as one of the earliest women to publish extensively under her own name. A pioneering voice in 17th-century literature, Cavendish authored works spanning science fiction, natural philosophy, poetry, drama, and feminist thought. She is especially celebrated for The Description of a New World, Called The Blazing-World (The Blazing World), a visionary work often considered one of the first science fiction novels and an early example of utopian literature.Strock, Ian Randal: - Ian Randal Strock is an author, editor, publisher, and historian known for his contributions to speculative fiction, publishing, and popular history. As the owner of Fantastic Books and Gray Rabbit Publications, Strock has worked extensively as a science fiction editor and independent publisher while also writing fiction, nonfiction, and commentary on history, language, and politics. He is the author of books including Punctilious Punctuation, Wandering Through Time, The Presidential Book of Lists, Ranking the First Ladies, and Ranking the Vice Presidents.
Publisher: Fantastic Books

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