Crotchet Castle by Thomas Love Peacock
"Crotchet Castle" by Thomas Love Peacock is a novel published in 1831. The story assembles a collection of eccentrics, each obsessed with peculiar notions, generating humor through their clashing conversations. Among them are a clergyman suspicious of intellectual progress, a romantic who believes civilization peaked in the twelfth century, and a cynical lady determined to marry for money. The action unfolds during a house party and a journey toward Wales, culminating in
a parody of contemporary riots. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Peacock, Thomas Love, 1785-1866 |
|---|---|
| Title | Crotchet Castle |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crotchet_Castle |
| Credits | Transcribed from the 1887 Cassell & Company edition by David Price |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 67.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Authors -- Fiction |
| Subject | England -- Fiction |
| Subject | Philosophy -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 2075 |
| Release Date | Feb 1, 2000 |
| Most Recently Updated | Jul 28, 2020 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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