The Lord Fatherly. The Lord Singularity. His Sonne. Sir Serious Dumbe. Sir Timothy Complement. Sir Humphry Bolde. Sir Roger Exception. Sir Peaceable Studious. Foster Trusty. The Lady Orphant. The Lady Ignorant wife to Sir Peaceable Studious. The Lady Bashfull. The Lady Wagtaile. The Lady Amorous. Mrs. Acquaintance. Nurse Hondly Foster Trusties wise. Lady Orphans Nurse.… Continue Reading Loves Adventures
WRITTEN By the Thrice Noble, Illustrious, and Excellent PRINCESSE, THE Duchess of Newcastle. LONDON, Printed by A. Maxwell, in the Year M.DC.LX.VIII. TO THE READERS. It is most certain, That those that perform Publick Actions, expose themselves to Publick Censures; andso do Writers, live they never so privately and retir’d, assoon as they commit their… Continue Reading Plays, Never before Printed (1668) – Reading Edition
The Philosophical and Physical Opinions Written By her Excellency, the Lady Marchioness of Newcaste LONDON, Printed for J. Martin and J. Allestrye at the Bell in St. Pauls Church-Yard 1655. To The LADY MARQVESSE OF NEWCASTLE, On her Book intitled her Philosophicall, and Physicall Opinions. Were the old Grave Philophers alive, How they would envy… Continue Reading Philosophical and Physical Opinions (1655) – Reading Edition
PHILOSOPHICALL FANCIES. WRITTEN By the Right Honourable, THE LADY NEWCASTLE. LONDON, Printed by Tho: Roycroft, for J. Martin, and J. Allestrye, at the Bell in St. Pauls Church-yard, 1653. A Dedication to FAME. To thee, great Fame, I dedicate this Peece. Though I am no Philosopher of Greece; Yet do not thou my workes of… Continue Reading Philosophical Fancies (1653) – Reading Edition
CCXI. SOCIABLE LETTERS, WRITTEN BY THE THRICE NOBLE, ILLUSTRIOUS, AND EXCELLENT PRINCESS, THE LADY MARCHIONESS OF NEWCASTLE. LONDON. Printed by William Wilson, _Anno Dom. _ M. DC. LXIV. TO THE LADY MARCHIONESS OF NEWCASTLE, On her Book of EPISTLES. When all Epistlers you have read, and seek, Who writ in Latin, English, French, or Greek, Such Woful… Continue Reading CCXI Sociable Letters (1664) – Reading Edition
THE WORLDS OLIO — WRITTEN _By the Right HONRABLE, the lady_ MARGARET NEWCASTLE. — _LONDON_ Printed for _J. Martin_ and _J. Allestrye_ at The Bell in St. Pauls Church-Yard 1655. — A DEDICATION TO FORTUNE. I Dedicate this Book to Fortune, for I believe she is a powerfull Princess; for whatsoever she favours, The World… Continue Reading The Worlds Olio (1655) – Reading Edition
Frontispiece from Plays, Never before Printed (1668) PLAYES Written by the Thrice NOBLE, ILLUSTRIOUS AND Excellent Princess, THE LADY MARCHIONESS OF NEWCASTLE LONDON, Printed by A. Warren, for John Martyn, James Allestry, and Tho. Dicas, at the Bell in Saint Paul’s Church Yard, 1662. THE DEDICATION. To those that do delight in Scenes and wit,… Continue Reading Playes (1662) – Reading Edition
Introductory NoteMargaret Cavendish’s The Convent of Pleasure is a play that envisions a female utopia. When the play begins we learn that the main character the Lady Happy has just inherited a large sum of money from her father’s death, and the male suitors Monsieurs Take-Pleasure, Advisor, Facile, and Courtly immediately draw up schemes to… Continue Reading The Convent of Pleasure Edited by Liza Blake and Shawn Moore