num_pages: 161
description: These two novels contain characters who are either representative types, or thinly veiled caricatures of Peacock's contemporaries, who gather in country houses to eat, drink and discuss. These tales poke fun at contemporary attitudes and ideas, such as the Romantic literary movement.
language: English
title: Headlong Hall / Nightmare Abbey
titlecomplete: Headlong Hall / Nightmare Abbey
genres: Gothic, Literature, British Literature, Classics
ratings_count: 31
publisher: Wordsworth Editions