Nightmare Abbey

Nightmare Abbey is a satirical novel written by Thomas Love Peacock, first published in 1818. The story is set in the fictional Abbey of Glendower, where the melancholic and cynical Scythrop Glowry lives with his eccentric father, Mr. Glowry. Scythrop is in love with the beautiful Marionetta, but his father disapproves of the match. The novel is a parody of the Gothic genre, and Peacock uses it to satirize the Romantic movement in literature and philosophy. The characters are all caricatures of Romantic archetypes: Scythrop is the brooding poet, Mr. Glowry is the disillusioned philosopher, and Marionetta is the idealized muse. The novel is also a commentary on the political and social issues of the time, including the rise of industrialization and the decline of the aristocracy. Peacock uses the characters and their conversations to poke fun at the intellectual fads and trends of the day, such as German Romanticism and the cult of Byron. Overall, Nightmare Abbey is a witty and entertaining novel that offers a clever critique of the Romantic movement and its excesses. It is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of English literature and the development of literary genres.But when Marionetta hinted that she was to leave the Abbey immediately, Scythrop snatched from its repository his ancestor's skull, filled it with Madeira, and presenting himself before Mr Glowry, threatened to drink off the contents if Mr Glowry did not immediately promise that Marionetta should not be taken from the Abbey without her own consent.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.