The Contract

by Margaret Cavendish

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

50 pages, Paperback

Published September 10, 2010

About the author

Margaret Lucas Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle, was the youngest child of a wealthy Essex family. At the age of 20 she became Maid of Honour to Queen Henrietta Maria and traveled with her into Persian exile in 1644. There she married William Cavendish, Marquis (later Duke) of Newcastle.

Between 1653 and 1668 she published many books on a wide variety of subjects, including many stories that are now regarded as some of the earliest examples of science fiction.

Reviews

[Willow Eloise]

I havent given this a star rating because I genuinely have no idea what I'd give it. It reads like a really poorly written y/n fanfiction, complete with the tiny, frail, beautiful but thinks she's ugly main character. I have to commend Margaret Cavendish for being the first female author in the UK to publish under her own name, but I genuinely have no idea what I've just read

[Hazel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such a beautiful writing style. Has the wit, humour and absurdity of Shakespeare. Cavendish was such a talented writer, her personal philosophy is interwoven throughout- what a woman. And it was written in the mid-1600's and still manages to hold up today!!!!!!