Women's Political Writings 1610-1725 Vol 1

Includes a variety of women's political writings from the Seventeenth Century. This collection highlights the principles inherent in female political action in its many and varied forms, from women's Civil War petitioning, to the efforts of Quaker women to reform prisons. Volume 1 General Introduction Note on Editorial Principles Introduction Anne Clifford, ‘Th e Great Book’, excerpt Brilliana Harley, Selection from Commonplace Book [1622] Brilliana Harley, Selected Letters to Edward Harley [1638–43] Brilliana Harley, Selected Correspondence with Sir Robert Harley and Others [1640–3] Brilliana Harley, Selected Letters to Commanders Besieging Brampton Margaret Cavendish, Selected Letters to William Cavendish [1645] Margaret Cavendish, ‘A Dialogue between a Bountifull Knight, and a Castle Ruin’d in War’, Poems and Fancies (1653) Margaret Cavendish, ‘A Dialogue betwixt Peace, and War’, Poems and Fancies (1653) Margaret Cavendish, Th e Worlds Olio (1655), excerpt Margaret Cavendish, CCXI Sociable Letters (1664), excerpt Margaret Cavendish, Th e Life of the Th rice Noble, High and Puissant Prince William Cavendishe (1667), excerpt Margaret Cavendish, Orations of Divers Sorts, Accomodated to Divers Places (1662; 2nd edn, 1668), excerpt