Nightmare Abbey

by Thomas Love Peacock

Book Overview

Mr Glowry is a melancholy gentleman who likes to surround himself with servants with long faces or dismal names such as Raven, Graves or Deathshead. The few visitors he welcomes to his home are mostly of a similar cast of mind: Mr Flosky, a transcendental philosopher; Mr Toobad, a Manichaean Millenarian; Mr Listless, Scythrop's languid and world-weary college friend; and Mr Cypress, a misanthropic poet. The only exception is the sanguine Mr Hilary,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 151957262X
• ISBN13: 9781519572622
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 90 Pages
• Weight: 0.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"