Book Cover of The Blazing World

The Blazing World

by Margaret 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 away with her. Through divine interference, however, the ship is tossed into a storm and everyone but the Lady perishes. Blown up to the North Pole, she inadvertently passes into to another world, the Blazing World, where she is almost immediately made supreme ruler. As the Lady begins to exercise her will, Cavendish lays out her own Utopia and discusses a wide range of scientific, political, social, and religious topics. But when a war breaks out in her home world, what will the Lady do with all power of the Blazing World behind her?

Book Details

Language

English

Original Language

English

Published In

1666

Listen/Download Audiobook

Introduction
Read by: Sarah Terry
00:00
Playback Speed 1
00:00
Introduction
Download
Part 1, section 1
Download
Part 1, section 2
Download
Part 1, section 3
Download
Part 1, section 4
Download
Part 1, section 5
Download
Part 1, section 6
Download
Part 2, section 1
Download
Part 2, section 2
Download
Epilogue
Download

Related books

Benigna Machiavelli Cover image

Benigna Machiavelli by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Benigna Machiavelli is a delightful fictional autobiography by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, originally published in her monthly magazine, The Forerunner,...

מסעות בנימין השלישי The Wanderings of Benjamin III Cover image

מסעות בנימין השלישי The Wanderings of Benjamin III by מנדלה מוכר ספרים Mendele Mocher Sforim

Mendele Mocher Sforim (Literary name for Shalom Jacob Abramovitsch) (1835 - 1917, b. Kapulye, Belorussia), one of the first modern Jewish writers, wro...

On Everything Cover image

On Everything by Hilaire Belloc

'On Everything' is a collection of essays and short writings by Hilaire Belloc, a prolific writer known for his wit and insightful observations. The b...

Historia de la vida del Buscón, llamado Don Pablos, ejemplo de vagabundos y espejo de tacaños Cover image

Historia de la vida del Buscón, llamado Don Pablos, ejemplo de vagabundos y espejo de tacaños by Francisco de Quevedo

The picaresque novel "Historia de la vida del Buscón, llamado Don Pablos" by Francisco de Quevedo follows the adventures and misadventures of Don Pabl...

Lord Arthur Savile's Crime and Other Stories Cover image

Lord Arthur Savile's Crime and Other Stories by Oscar Wilde

Lord Arthur Savile's Crime and Other Stories is a collection of witty and darkly humorous short mystery stories that showcase Oscar Wilde's sharp wit...

Fuerzas Extrañas Cover image

Fuerzas Extrañas by Leopoldo Lugones

“Fuerzas Extrañas” es una colección de relatos de misterio y una teoría del cosmos que marcan un hito en la literatura fantástica y de ciencia ficción...

坊っちゃん (Botchan) Cover image

坊っちゃん (Botchan) by Sōseki Natsume

Botchan follows the story of a young man who becomes a teacher in a small town in Japan. He quickly finds himself at odds with the school's administra...

Star Ship Cover image

Star Ship by Poul William Anderson

The strangest space-castaways of all! The Terrans left their great interstellar ship unmanned in a tight orbit around Khazak—descended, all of them, i...

drei gerechten Kammmacher Cover image

drei gerechten Kammmacher by Gottfried Keller

In Gottfried Keller's novella "Die drei gerechten Kammmacher", three skilled craftsmen are driven by ambition and desire. They work for the same maste...

Meet Mr. Mulliner Cover image

Meet Mr. Mulliner by P. G. Wodehouse

Step into a world of uproarious laughter and eccentric tales in "Meet Mr. Mulliner" by P. G. Wodehouse. Brace yourself for a hilarious journey through...

Reviews for The Blazing World

No reviews posted or approved, yet...