Daily Archives: July 5, 2014

The Description of a New World, Called The Blazing-World by Margaret Cavendish 1666 / classic fiction (totally unable to rate this) Fascinating, author but this story although short, is difficult to read. Cavendish created a world of sci-fi with talking … Continue reading →

The Blazing World Siri Hustvedt 2013/359 pagesrating  – 9/ contemp US Artists are sometimes quite eccentric but Hustvedt has invented a real corker in the large, red-haired, brilliant and probably mad Harriet Burden, rich widow of Felix Burden the successful … Continue reading →