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Crotchet Castle

von: Thomas Love Peacock
9,89 €
Verlag:	Read Books Ltd.
Format:	EPUB
Veröffentl.:	22.11.2018
ISBN/EAN:	9781528785440
Sprache:	englisch
Anzahl Seiten:	144

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First published in 1831, &quote;Crotchet Castle&quote; is the sixth novel by Thomas Love Peacock. Similar to his previous novel &quote;Headlong Hall&quote;, 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. Startlingly witty and infinity entertaining, &quote;Crotchet Castle&quote; is recommended for lovers of clever satirical writing and is not to be missed by fans of Peacock's fantastic work. Thomas Love Peacock (18 October 1785 - 23 January 1866) was an English poet, novelist, and important figure in the East India Company. A good friend of Percy Bysshe Shelley, they both had a significant influence on each other's work. Peacock was most famous for writing satirical novels, which usually involved characters sat around a table discussing contemporary philosophical ideas. Other notable works by this author include: &quote;Headlong Hall&quote; (1815), &quote;Gryll Grange&quote; (1861), and &quote;Melincourt&quote; (1817). Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with intoductory essays by Sir Walter Raleigh and Virginia Woolf.