Thomas Love Peacock (1785–1866)
Autor von Nightmare Abbey
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Thomas Love Peacock was born on October 18, 1785. He was largely self-educated and worked most of his life for the East India Company. During this time, he mastered Greek, Latin, Italian, French, and Welsh. He became chief examiner in 1836 and retired on a pension in 1856. He wrote seven novels mehr anzeigen during his lifetime including Headlong Hall, Melincourt, Nightmare Abbey, Crotchet Castle, and Gryll Grange. He died on January 23, 1866 at the age of 81 from injuries sustained in a fire in which he had attempted to save his library. (Bowker Author Biography) weniger anzeigen
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Werke von Thomas Love Peacock
The Pleasures of Peacock; Comprising in Whole or in Part the Seven Novels of T.L. Peacock (1947) 11 Exemplare
Delphi Complete Works of Thomas Love Peacock (Illustrated) (Delphi Series Nine Book 19) (2018) 11 Exemplare
The misfortunes of Elphin and Rhododaphne 9 Exemplare
Peacock's Four ages of poetry ; Shelley's Defence of poetry ; Browning's Essay on Shelley (2018) 6 Exemplare
The Complete Novels Volume I 6 Exemplare
The Novels of Thomas Love Peacock: Volume Two 4 Exemplare
The Works of Thomas Love Peacock 1: Headlong Hall, Melincourt, Nightmare Abbey, Maid Marian 3 Exemplare
Seamen Three 2 Exemplare
The works of Thomas Love Peacock, including his novels, poems, fugitive pieces, criticisms, etc 2 Exemplare
Peacock's Four Ages Of Poetry; Shelley's Defense Of Poetry; Browning's Essay On Shelley (1921) (2010) 1 Exemplar
Sir Hornbook, Or, Childe Launcelot's Expedition: A Grammatico-allegoriccal Ballad... (2012) 1 Exemplar
The Works Of Thomas Love Peacock V1: Including His Novels, Poems, Fugitive Pieces, Criticisms, Etc. (1875) (2010) 1 Exemplar
The Works of Thomas Love Peacock Volume I 1 Exemplar
The Works of Thomas Love Peacock Volume II 1 Exemplar
The Works of Thomas Love Peacock Volume III 1 Exemplar
Newark Abbey 1 Exemplar
Calidore & miscellanea 1 Exemplar
Collected Stories 1 Exemplar
The Collected Works of Thomas Love Peacock: The Complete Works PergamonMedia (Highlights of World Literature) (2015) 1 Exemplar
Headlong Hall and Other Tales 1 Exemplar
The Last Day of Windsor Forest 1 Exemplar
The genius of the Thames; a lyrical poem 1 Exemplar
Songs from the novels of Thomas Love Peacock 1 Exemplar
The War Song of Dinas Vawr {poem} 1 Exemplar
Zugehörige Werke
The Best Poems of the English Language: From Chaucer Through Robert Frost (2004) — Mitwirkender — 1,048 Exemplare
The Norton Anthology of English Literature, 4th Edition, Volume 2 (1979) — Mitwirkender — 250 Exemplare
The Queen’s Story Book — Mitwirkender — 2 Exemplare
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- Geburtstag
- 1785-10-18
- Todestag
- 1866-01-23
- Begräbnisort
- Shepperton Cemetery, Spelthorne, Surrey, England, UK
- Geschlecht
- male
- Nationalität
- UK
- Geburtsort
- Weymouth, Dorset, England, UK
- Sterbeort
- Lower Halliford, Shepperton, Middlesex, England, UK
- Wohnorte
- Weymouth, Dorset, England, UK
Chertsey, Surrey, England, UK
HMS Venerable
Maentwrog, Merionethshire, Wales, UK
Wraysbury, Berkshire, England, UK
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK (Zeige alle 9)
Great Marlow, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
Blackfriars, London, England, UK
Lower Halliford, Middlesex, England, UK - Berufe
- novelist
poet
satirist
playwright
personal secretary
clerk (Zeige alle 10)
examiner
East India Company official
parliamentary lobbyist
literary critic - Organisationen
- British East India Company
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Nightmare Abbey von Thomas Love Peacock
a satire of romantic, melancholic literature with silly names
I enjoyed The Castle of Otranto and found it easy to read. Vathek was beautifully descriptive and rich in detail. Nightmare Abbey I didn't like so much. I thought it was more of a silly romance and had very little of the gothic genra really, though I can see how this could translate to a stage farce quite well.
I quite enjoyed this Georgian satire though I didn't think it was as funny as Peacock's more famous novel "Nightmare Abbey". However, Peacock's style will not be for everyone & I can easily imagine that some readers would find this deadly dull. Personally I find it would be worth reading his books just for the fun of the characters' names - Mr. Mac Quedy (get it - Q.E.D. - ha ha), Mr. Touchandgo (the absconding banker), the Earl of Foolincourt, Mr. Wilful Wontsee, etc. etc.
Read in my hardcover omnibus "The Pleasures of Peacock"… (mehr)
Read in my hardcover omnibus "The Pleasures of Peacock"… (mehr)
Read in my hardcover omnibus "The Pleasures of Peacock" (104 pgs)
Peacock's version of Robin Hood contains some amusingly snarky comments along with the familiar story.
Peacock's version of Robin Hood contains some amusingly snarky comments along with the familiar story.
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