Cavendish – the Duchess of Newcastle – was attached to the exiled court of Henrietta Maria when she published her amazing proto-sci-fi novel, The Blazing World. A clever and subtle debut biography.
Pure Wit: The Revolutionary Life of Margaret Cavendish
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London`s New Scene – Art and Culture in the 1960s
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The author of 'The Queen of Whale Key' and 'The Suspicions of Mr Whicher' has found a new subject with which to amaze us: the case of the 'Croydon Poltergeist' and its investigation by the N... read more
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RC is a distinguished British diplomat (and author). In this incisive historical analysis, he considers where problems, personalities and ideas meet.
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