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  • Melincourt
    F. H. (Frederick Henry) Townsend / George Saintsbury / Thomas Love Peacock
    'Melincourt,' or 'Sir Oran Haut-Ton,' is a brilliant work of 19th-century British literature from the celebrated pen of Thomas Love Peacock. This compelling novel stands as a masterful example of literary satire, a genre in which Peacock truly excelled.Through its witty prose and insightful narrative, 'Melincourt' offers profound social commentary, characteristic of English fic...
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    27,03 €

  • Melincourt
    F. H. (Frederick Henry) Townsend / George Saintsbury / Thomas Love Peacock
    'Melincourt,' or 'Sir Oran Haut-Ton,' is a brilliant work of 19th-century British literature from the celebrated pen of Thomas Love Peacock. This compelling novel stands as a masterful example of literary satire, a genre in which Peacock truly excelled.Through its witty prose and insightful narrative, 'Melincourt' offers profound social commentary, characteristic of English fic...
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    39,51 €

  • Nightmare Abbey
    Thomas Love Peacock
    'Nightmare Abbey' by Thomas Love Peacock is a satirical novel published in 1818 that humorously critiques the gloomy Romantic movement of the early 19th century. The story takes place in a decaying mansion called Nightmare Abbey, home to Christopher Glowry and his melancholic son, Scythrop. Scythrop is a parody of the Romantic idealist-brooding, philosophical, and full of impra...
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    11,39 €

  • Nightmare Abbey
    Thomas Love Peacock
    'Nightmare Abbey' by Thomas Love Peacock is a satirical novel published in 1818 that humorously critiques the gloomy Romantic movement of the early 19th century. The story takes place in a decaying mansion called Nightmare Abbey, home to Christopher Glowry and his melancholic son, Scythrop. Scythrop is a parody of the Romantic idealist-brooding, philosophical, and full of impra...
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    24,71 €

  • Crotchet Castle & Gryll Grange
    Thomas Love Peacock
    Two sparkling social satires on progress, tradition, and the absurdities of intellectual fashion.A master of comic wit and biting satire, Thomas Love Peacock turns his sharp eye to the ideological battles of 19th-century Britain in Crotchet Castle and Gryll Grange, his final two novels. Blending humour, erudition, and playful irreverence, these brilliant comedies explore the fo...
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    18,54 €

  • Maid Marian & The Misfortunes of Elphin
    Thomas Love Peacock
    Witty, irreverent, and brilliantly satirical reimaginings of medieval legend, Maid Marian and The Misfortunes of Elphin are Thomas Love Peacock’s most playful and subversive novels.In Maid Marian (1822), Peacock transforms the Robin Hood legend into a riotous political and social satire. Here, Marian is no passive heroine but a bold and resourceful leader, outmatching both outl...
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    12,79 €

  • Headlong Hall & Nightmare Abbey
    Thomas Love Love Peacock / Thomas Love Peacock
    Headlong Hall and Nightmare Abbey by Thomas Love PeacockExplore the wit and wisdom of Thomas Love Peacock in this special edition containing two of his most celebrated works, Headlong Hall and Nightmare Abbey. In these brilliant satires, Peacock weaves humor and philosophy into tales that poke fun at the extremes of human thought, offering readers a timeless critique of intelle...
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    12,18 €

  • Crotchet Castle
    Thomas Love Peacock
    Enter the witty and whimsical world of Thomas Love Peacock’s 'Crotchet Castle,' a sparkling satire of 19th-century England. This rediscovered gem of philosophical fiction offers a delightful blend of humor and profound social commentary. Peacock masterfully crafts scenes brimming with lively debate and eccentric characters, using them as a springboard for exploring diverse view...
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    33,85 €

  • Nightmare Abbey
    Thomas Love Peacock
    Nightmare Abbey is a darkly comic satire by Thomas Love Peacock, poking fun at the gloomy romanticism of the early 19th century. Set in a gloomy mansion, the story follows melancholic characters in a witty exploration of love, philosophy, and the absurdity of despair.. ...
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    12,42 €

  • Headlong Hall
    Thomas Love Peacock
    'Headlong Hall' by Thomas Love Peacock is a satirical novel encapsulating the essence of English literature, comedy, and social commentary. Set against the backdrop of the Victorian era, Peacock masterfully employs wit and humor to dissect societal norms and intellectual pretensions prevalent among the Romanticism movement’s intellectuals. Within the walls of Headlong Hall, rea...
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    11,94 €

  • Magd Marian
    Thomas Love Peacock
    Dieses klassische Buch wurde ursprünglich vor Jahrzehnten veröffentlicht als Maid Marian . Es wurde jetzt von Writat für seine deutschsprachigen Leser ins Deutsche übersetzt. Bei Writat liegt uns die Bewahrung des literarischen Erbes der Vergangenheit sehr am Herzen. Wir haben dieses Buch ins Deutsche übersetzt, damit es heutige und zukünftige Generationen lesen und bewahren kö...
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    14,96 €

  • Maid Marian
    Thomas Love Peacock
    Maid Marian by Thomas Love Peacock: Step into the world of medieval romance, chivalry, and daring exploits with 'Maid Marian,' a novel that reimagines the legendary figure of Maid Marian from the Robin Hood tales. Penned by the creative Thomas Love Peacock, this work invites readers to embark on a journey through a world of knights, outlaws, and love.About 'Maid Marian' by Thom...
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    16,80 €

  • Nightmare Abbey
    Peacock Thomas Love
    'Nightmare Abbey' is a satirical Gothic novella written by Thomas Love Peacock and published in 1818. The story revolves around Christopher Glowry, a melancholic widower who lives with his son Scythrop in the isolated Nightmare Abbey. The novel satirizes the morbid themes, misanthropy, and philosophical systems prevalent in contemporary English literature, particularly Romantic...
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    11,10 €

  • Nightmare Abbey
    Thomas Love Peacock
    Nightmare Abbey, has been regarded as significant work throughout human history, and in order to ensure that this work is never lost, we have taken steps to ensure its preservation by republishing this book in a contemporary format for both current and future generations. This entire book has been retyped, redesigned, and reformatted. Since these books are not made from scanned...
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    15,25 €

  • Maid Marian
    Thomas Love Peacock
    The book 'Maid Marian', has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work and hen...
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    14,27 €

  • Nightmare Abbey
    Thomas Love Peacock
    Nightmare Abbey is a novella by Thomas Love Peacock, first published in 1818, widely considered to be Peacock’s most enduringly popular work. The narrative centres on Christopher Glowry, a miserly widower, his son Scythrop and a host of dismal-sounding servants in his family pile, Nightmare Abbey. Recovering from an ill-fated love affair, Scythrop dreams up various schemes to r...
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    10,37 €

  • Nightmare abbey
    Thomas Love Peacock
    Nightmare abbeyA 1818 novella by Thomas Love PeacockThomas Love PeacockThis 1818 novel is set in a former abbey whose owner, Christopher Glowry, is host to visitors who enjoy his hospitality and engage in endless debate. Among these guests are figures recognizable to Peacock’s contemporaries, including characters based on Lord Byron and Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Mr. Glowry’s son...
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    18,02 €

  • The Misfortunes of Elphin
    Thomas Love Peacock
    “Comic genius of the highest order.” —C.H. Herford, 1899The Misfortunes of Elphin (1829), by Thomas Love Peacock, is a historical romance and satire, set in 6th century Wales, about the adventures of the bard Talies, the princes Elphin and Seithenyn, and King Arthur. This romance is considered to be among the finest Arthurian literary work of the Romantic period.Peacock was one...
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    21,24 €

  • Nightmare Abbey
    Thomas Love Peacock
    A morose widower, Mr Glowry lives with his only son Scythrop in his semi-dilapidated family mansion Nightmare Abbey, which is situated on a strip of dry land between the sea and the fens in Lincolnshire. Mr Glowry is a melancholy gentleman who likes to surround himself with servants with long faces or dismal names such as Raven, Graves or Deathshead. The few visitors he welcome...
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    20,42 €

  • Headlong Hall
    Thomas Love Peacock
    'Headlong Hall' is a novella by English novelist Thomas Love Peacock, first published in 1816. Peacock’s first serious work of fiction, the plot concerns a group of eccentrics each suffering from monomania and their humorous and satirical conversations while at the country estate of Squire Harry Headlong Ap-Rhaiader, Esq., in Wales, England. A witty and clever tale, 'Headlong H...
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    19,18 €

  • Nightmare Abbey
    Thomas Love Peacock
    First published in 1818, 'Nightmare Abbey' Is a novella by Thomas Love Peacock and his third long work of fiction. It is a Gothic satirical tale that follows Christopher Glowry, Esquire, a melancholic widower who lives with his only son Scythrop in Nightmare Abbey, a run-down mansion that has been in his family for generations. It explores in a comical way the romantic movement...
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    19,17 €

  • Maid Marian
    Thomas Love Peacock
    'Maid Marian' is a 1822 novella by English novelist Thomas Love Peacock. His fourth long work of fiction, it it’s completion was delayed due to Peacock’s recruitment into the East India Company in 1819. Because of this, it was considered a copy of Sir Walter Scott’s 'Ivanhoe', even though its composition had actually predated Scott’s work. An exciting and entertaining story fu...
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    20,25 €

  • Crotchet Castle
    Thomas Love Peacock
    First published in 1831, 'Crotchet Castle' is the sixth novel by Thomas Love Peacock. Similar to his previous novel 'Headlong Hall', the story revolves around an interesting group of obsessive eccentrics and their witty and entertaining conversations. The story begins with a gathering in one of the character’s villa on the Thames and includes a canal journey towards Wales. Star...
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    20,21 €

  • The Misfortunes of Elphin
    Thomas Love Peacock
    'The Misfortunes of Elphin' is a 1829 novella by English novelist and poet Thomas Love Peacock. The fifth serious fictional work that he completed, it is set in England at the time of the legendary King Arthur and contains many elements of Welsh legend, although it avoids the magical and preternatural elements common in each. This fantastic story will appeal to lovers of Englis...
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    22,55 €

  • A Book of Verse by Thomas Love Peacock
    Thomas Love Peacock
    This vintage book contains a wonderful collection of beautiful poetry by English poet and novelist Thomas Love Peacock. The poems include: 'The Satirists and Fantastics', 'The Legend of Saint Laura', 'The Monks of St. Mark', 'Ballad Terzetto', 'The Morning of Love', 'The Sundial', 'The Magic Bark', 'The Round Table', 'Beyond the Sea', 'Duet', 'A Glee', 'A Fragment', 'Love and ...
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    19,18 €

  • A Collection of Essays
    Thomas Love Peacock
    This volume contains a collection of interesting essays by Thomas Love Peacock and other writers, including Virginia Woolf. The essays include: 'The Satirists and Fantastics', 'The Four Ages of Poetry', 'Recollections of Childhood', 'The Last Day of Windsor Forest', and 'Prospectus: Classical Education'. The essays chiefly deal with the subject of literature and its history, an...
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    18,25 €

  • The Works Of Thomas Love Peacock
    Thomas Love Peacock / Baron Richard Monckton Milnes Houghton / Edith Nicolls Clarke
    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important ...
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    25,55 €

  • Melincourt; Volume 1
    Thomas Love 1785-1866 Peacock
    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important ...
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    20,91 €

  • Melincourt
    Thomas Love Peacock
    Melincourt, or, Sir Oran Haunt-ton, by Thomas Love Peacock, is a satirical novel first published in 1817. Peacock’s characteristic wit and erudition are on full display in this amusing critique of early 19th-century English society. The story revolves around Sir Oran Haunt-ton, an orangutan who is brought into society and, through a series of satirical encounters, exposes the f...
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    25,98 €

  • Miserrimus On A Gravestone...
    Thomas Love Peacock
    'Miserrimus On A Gravestone...With Neither Name Nor Date, Comment Nor Text' is a haunting and evocative literary work by Thomas Love Peacock. Delving into themes of anonymity, history, and the search for meaning in the face of obscurity, this piece offers a unique exploration of the human condition. Peacock’s elegant prose and insightful observations create a memorable reading ...
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    23,19 €


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