About this episode

The episode concludes the classic story 'The Description of a New World, Called the Blazing-World' by Margaret Cavendish, featuring themes of war and imagination.

Tonight as you prepare to sleep we will be finishing off this classic story, considered by many to be a precursor to modern science fiction. The story picks up as the Empress has returned to her world and is ending a war through a show of force. Then the Emperor shows the Dutchess his stables and the story comes to an end with an appeal to the imagination. It ends a little early, so I’ve thrown a few poetry reading at the end from the Patreon. Find "The Description of a New World, Called the Blazing-World" by Margaret Cavendish https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/4204 Supporting Sleepy Time Tales If you would like to support my work and help keep the podcast available and for free, there are several ways you can support the show. · You can support the show as a supporter on Patreon and receive a host of bonuses including Patron only episodes and special edits https://www.patreon.com/sleepytimetales · If you’re enjoying Sleepy Time Tales and would like to make a financial contribution, but would rather not commit to a monthly payment then you can throw a tip in the jar at https://ko-fi.com/sleepytimetales Patreon Sleep Tight Patrons Chuck Roberta Traci Carla AY Amy Jacque Abbie Gina…

People in this episode

Host: David Couto

Topics covered

• science fiction
• bedtime stories
• imagination
• war
• poetry

Keywords

• sleep
• relaxation
• storytelling
• Cavendish
• science fiction

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Description of a New World, Called the Blazing-World

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