The following pages contain the autobiography of Margaret Cavendish, Duchess
of Newcastle, written in 1656.
The following pagination, paragraphs, and illustrations have
been added for the convenience of web surfers visiting this site. They are
not part of the author's original manuscript.
Page 1 (MC's father and his exile)
Page 2 (MC's upbringing by her mother)
Page 3 (MC's 3 brothers)
Page 4 (MC's in-laws, family recreations)
Page 5 (MC's marriage to Wm. Cavendish)
Page 6 (MC's mother)
Page 7 (deaths of mother & siblings)
Page 8 (MC's experience as a petitioner)
Page 9 (women petitioners; MC's bashfulness)
Page 10 (first 2 books; Ch. Cavendish)
Page 11 (the personality of Wm. Cavendish)
Page 12 (MC's method of writing)
Page 13 (MC's personality & temperment)
Page 14 (the quality of her affection)
Page 15 (ambition; purpose of memoirs)