Headlong Hall and Nightmare Abbey
By: by T. Love Peacock; illustrated by H. R. Millar; with an introduction by George Saintsbury.
Contributors: Saintsbury, George, 1845-1933, ed.
Publisher: Macmillan and co.
Published: 1896
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 243
Other titles: Headlong Hall.; Nightmare Abbey.
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.