Mad Madge : the extraordinary life of Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle, the first woman to live by her pen / Katie Whitaker.
2002
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Title
Mad Madge : the extraordinary life of Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle, the first woman to live by her pen / Katie Whitaker.
Created/published
New York : Basic Books, ©2002.
Description
xv, 416 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm
Associated name
Whitaker, Katie, 1967- author.
Bibliography, etc.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [393]-406) and index.
Contents
The Lucases of St. John's
Childhood ambitions, 1623-1642
The coming of war, 1642
A lady at court, 1643-1645
The marquess and the queen, 1645
Parisian wife, 1646-1648
Dutch scholar, 1648-1651
Poet and petitioner, 1651-1653
Writer in exile, 1653-1655
Satirist and storyteller, 1655-1658
Restoration, 1658-1662
Revisions and controversies, 1663-1667
The talk of the town, 1667
Queen of philosophers, 1667-1673
Epilogue.
Childhood ambitions, 1623-1642
The coming of war, 1642
A lady at court, 1643-1645
The marquess and the queen, 1645
Parisian wife, 1646-1648
Dutch scholar, 1648-1651
Poet and petitioner, 1651-1653
Writer in exile, 1653-1655
Satirist and storyteller, 1655-1658
Restoration, 1658-1662
Revisions and controversies, 1663-1667
The talk of the town, 1667
Queen of philosophers, 1667-1673
Epilogue.
Place of creation/publication
United States -- New York (State) -- New York.
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PR3605.N2 Z95 2002