"The Novels Of Thomas Love Peacock" 1948 GARNETT, David [edited by]

GARNETT, David [edited by]

[982] pp.

Rupert Hart-Davis

1948

8 1/4" x 5 7/8"

Jacket design by Joan Hassall

Contains all seven novels of Thomas Love Peacock, including: Headlong Hall, Melincourt, Nightmare Abbey, Maid Marian, The Misfortunes of Elphin, Crochet Castle, and Gryll Grange. Written in his satirical style with the same basic setting of a group of characters sitting at a table to discuss and criticize the philosophical opinions of the day. Written by Thomas Love Peacock, an English novelist, poet, and official for the East India Company. A close friend of Percy Bysshe Shelley, they often influenced each other's works. Edited by David Garnett, an English writer and publisher.