Mad Madge: Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle, royalist, writer and romantic
by Whitaker, Katie; Cavendish, Margaret (Duchess of Newcastle).
Material type: BookPublisher: Chatto & Windus 2003ISBN: 9780701169299; 070116929X.Classification number: 828.409 NEWSubject(s): Newcastle Duchess of 1623?-1673 | Women authors, English -- Biography | Authors, English -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- BiographySubject: One of the first Englishwomen to make a living through her writing, Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle, known as Mad Madge, was a dazzling figure - brave, eccentric, loving, clever and energetic. Her colourful story is told against the background of the Civil War and the Restoration.Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Book - Adult Hardback | Reserve Collection | Adult Non-Fiction | 828.409 NEW (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 002226954X |
Bibliography: p. 400-423
Includes index
One of the first Englishwomen to make a living through her writing, Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle, known as Mad Madge, was a dazzling figure - brave, eccentric, loving, clever and energetic. Her colourful story is told against the background of the Civil War and the Restoration.
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