The Blazing World

The Blazing World

The Blazing World

Margaret Cavendish

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Editorial:
Lulu Press
Año de edición:
2017
Materia
Ciencia ficción
ISBN:
9781365832123
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1666 Dystopian Science Fiction, Woman AuthorThe Description of a New World, Called The Blazing-World.A Merchant travelling into a foreign Country, fell extreamly in Love with a young Lady; but being a stranger in that Nation, and beneath her, both in Birth and Wealth, he could have but little hopes of obtaining his desire; however his Love growing more and more vehement upon him, even to the slighting of all difficulties, he resolved at last to Steal her away; which he had the better opportunity to do, because her Father’s house was not far from the Sea, and she often using to gather shells upon the shore accompanied not with above two to three of her servants it encouraged him the more to execute his design. Thus coming one time with a little leight Vessel, not unlike a Packet-boat, mann’d with some few Sea-men, and well victualled, for fear of some accidents, which might perhaps retard their journey, to the place where she used to repair; he forced her away... 3

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