Thomas Love Peacock (1785–1866)
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Thomas Love Peacock was born on October 18, 1785. He was largely self-educated and worked most of his life for the East India Company. During this time, he mastered Greek, Latin, Italian, French, and Welsh. He became chief examiner in 1836 and retired on a pension in 1856. He wrote seven novels mostra altro during his lifetime including Headlong Hall, Melincourt, Nightmare Abbey, Crotchet Castle, and Gryll Grange. He died on January 23, 1866 at the age of 81 from injuries sustained in a fire in which he had attempted to save his library. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra meno
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Opere di Thomas Love Peacock
The Pleasures of Peacock; Comprising in Whole or in Part the Seven Novels of T.L. Peacock (1947) 11 copie
Delphi Complete Works of Thomas Love Peacock (Illustrated) (Delphi Series Nine Book 19) (2018) 11 copie
Peacock's Four ages of poetry ; Shelley's Defence of poetry ; Browning's Essay on Shelley (2018) 6 copie
The Complete Novels Volume I 6 copie
Seamen Three 2 copie
The works of Thomas Love Peacock, including his novels, poems, fugitive pieces, criticisms, etc 2 copie
Peacock's Four Ages Of Poetry; Shelley's Defense Of Poetry; Browning's Essay On Shelley (1921) (2010) 1 copia
The Works Of Thomas Love Peacock V1: Including His Novels, Poems, Fugitive Pieces, Criticisms, Etc. (1875) (2010) 1 copia
Newark Abbey 1 copia
Calidore & miscellanea 1 copia
Collected Stories 1 copia
The Collected Works of Thomas Love Peacock: The Complete Works PergamonMedia (Highlights of World Literature) (2015) 1 copia
Headlong Hall and Other Tales 1 copia
The Last Day of Windsor Forest 1 copia
Opere correlate
The Best Poems of the English Language: From Chaucer Through Robert Frost (2004) — Collaboratore — 1,042 copie
The Norton Anthology of English Literature, 4th Edition, Volume 2 (1979) — Collaboratore — 249 copie
The Queen’s Story Book — Collaboratore — 2 copie
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Informazioni generali
- Data di nascita
- 1785-10-18
- Data di morte
- 1866-01-23
- Luogo di sepoltura
- Shepperton Cemetery, Spelthorne, Surrey, England, UK
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- UK
- Luogo di nascita
- Weymouth, Dorset, England, UK
- Luogo di morte
- Lower Halliford, Shepperton, Middlesex, England, UK
- Luogo di residenza
- Weymouth, Dorset, England, UK
Chertsey, Surrey, England, UK
HMS Venerable
Maentwrog, Merionethshire, Wales, UK
Wraysbury, Berkshire, England, UK
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK (mostra tutto 9)
Great Marlow, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
Blackfriars, London, England, UK
Lower Halliford, Middlesex, England, UK - Attività lavorative
- novelist
poet
satirist
playwright
personal secretary
clerk (mostra tutto 10)
examiner
East India Company official
parliamentary lobbyist
literary critic - Organizzazioni
- British East India Company
Utenti
Recensioni
Liste
Folio Society (1)
A Novel Cure (1)
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 67
- Opere correlate
- 8
- Utenti
- 1,595
- Popolarità
- #16,171
- Voto
- 3.8
- Recensioni
- 38
- ISBN
- 252
- Lingue
- 9
- Preferito da
- 10