Headlong Hall by Thomas Love Peacock
"Headlong Hall" by Thomas Love Peacock is a novella written in 1815 and published in 1816. At a Welsh country estate, Squire Headlong hosts a Christmas gathering of eccentric philosophers and intellectuals, each obsessed with a single idea. A perfectibilian, a deteriorationist, and a statu-quoite clash in spirited debates, joined by a phrenologist, a musician, and a popular novelist. Through dinners and festivities, Peacock crafts a humorous social satire from their conversations
and curious interactions, blending wit with commentary on early nineteenth-century intellectual culture. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Peacock, Thomas Love, 1785-1866 |
|---|---|
| Title | Headlong Hall |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headlong_Hall |
| Credits | Produced by Harrison Ainsworth |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 52.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Satire, English |
| Subject | Upper class -- England -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 12803 |
| Release Date | Jul 2, 2004 |
| Most Recently Updated | Oct 28, 2024 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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