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Unconventional duchess defies 17th-century norms.

If historical figures who break molds intrigue you, 'Margaret the First' should definitely grace your bookshelf. Danielle Dutton has crafted a vivacious portrait of an extraordinarily ambitious woman whose life was a blend of drama, intellect, and controversy. The book celebrates Margaret Cavendish's determination in an era resistant to female brilliance, and her story will resonate with anyone who cherishes the power of being different. With its rich narrative, it positions itself as an inspirational homage to feminist foremothers and a celebration of individuality.

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Margaret the First

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ISBN: 9781925228830
Authors: Danielle Dutton
Publisher: Scribe UK
Date of Publication: 2016-12-08
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction
Goodreads rating: 3.52
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Here vividly brought to life by Danielle Dutton, the shy, gifted, and wildly unconventional duchess is wholly ‘unordinary’, and all the better for it. Exiled to Paris at the start of the English Civil War, Margaret meets and marries William Cavendish and, with his encouragement, begins publishing volumes of poetry and philosophy, which soon become the talk of London. After the Restoration, upon their return to England, Margaret’s infamy grows. She causes controversy wherever she goes, once attending the theatre with breasts bared, and earns herself the nickname ‘Mad Madge’. Yet while scorned by many, to others Margaret is a visionary, and to later readers — including Virginia Woolf — she was to become an early precursor of feminism. She was the first woman invited to the Royal Society — and the last for 200 years — and the first Englishwoman to write explicitly for publication. Unjustly neglected by history, Margaret the First — as she styled herself — was a bright, shining paradox. Here, she is brought intimately and memorably to life, tumbling pell-mell across the pages of this exhilarating novel — an 'unordinary' portrait of a woman whose ambitions, and marriage, were often centuries ahead of her time.
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Unconventional duchess defies 17th-century norms.

If historical figures who break molds intrigue you, 'Margaret the First' should definitely grace your bookshelf. Danielle Dutton has crafted a vivacious portrait of an extraordinarily ambitious woman whose life was a blend of drama, intellect, and controversy. The book celebrates Margaret Cavendish's determination in an era resistant to female brilliance, and her story will resonate with anyone who cherishes the power of being different. With its rich narrative, it positions itself as an inspirational homage to feminist foremothers and a celebration of individuality.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.