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The Life of William Cavendish, Duke of Newcastle. To Which is Added The True Relation of My Birth, Breeding, and Life by Margaret, Duchess of Newcastle
The Life of William Cavendish, Duke of Newcastle. To Which is Added The True Relation of My Birth, Breeding, and Life by Margaret, Duchess of Newcastle
The Life of William Cavendish, Duke of Newcastle. To Which is Added The True Relation of My Birth, Breeding, and Life by Margaret, Duchess of Newcastle
The Life of William Cavendish, Duke of Newcastle. To Which is Added The True Relation of My Birth, Breeding, and Life by Margaret, Duchess of Newcastle

The Life of William Cavendish, Duke of Newcastle. To Which is Added The True Relation of My Birth, Breeding, and Life by Margaret, Duchess of Newcastle

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lxviii, 388, 23 pp. Includes four etched portraits. A biography of William Cavendish, the Duke of Newcastle. Margaret Cavendish published her autobiographical memoir A True Relation of my Birth, Breeding, and Life as an addendum to her collection Natures Pictures Drawn by Fancies Pencil to the Life, in 1656. The memoir related her lineage, social status, fortune, upbringing, education, and marriage. Within the memoir, she also described her pastimes and manners and offered an account of her own personality and ambition, including thoughts on her extreme bashfulness, contemplative nature, and writing. She also shared her views on gender (appropriate behavior and activity), politics (Parliamentarians versus Royalists) and class (the proper behavior of servants).