New Blazing World and Other Writings
By (author): "Margaret Cavendish"
Publish Date:
1666
ISBN1851960244
ISBN139781851960248
AsinNew Blazing World and Other Writings
Original titleThe Description of a New World, Called The Blazing-World
"New Blazing World" (1666), is one of the earliest pieces of science fiction, telling the story of a voyage to a Utopian World. The Duchess of Newcastle (1623-73) was fascinated by contemporary science, and wove it into her writings. She was a colourful figure as well as a popular author.