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Thomas Love Peacock
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OverviewAI-generated
Thomas Love Peacock was a male poet, novelist, writer, and prose writer from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Born in Weymouth in 1785, he wrote in the English language. His notable works include *Melincourt; or, Sir Oran Haut-Ton*, *Nightmare Abbey*, and *Crotchet Castle*. He is also associated with the *Thomas Love Peacock Collection* and *Anthélia Mélincourt*.
Peacock died in Shepperton in 1866 and was buried in Surrey. His writings are held in archives at the New York Public Library Main Branch. He has been described by sources such as *The Nuttall Encyclopædia* and the *Encyclopædia Britannica* 11th edition.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 35
Top works
- Thomas Love Peacock Collection
- Anthélia Mélincourt
- Melincourt; or, Sir Oran Haut-Ton. Illustrated by F. H. Townsend. NOVEL by
- Nightmare Abbey . by : Thomas Love Peacock
- Crotchet Castle
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1785-10-18 ) 18 October 1785, Weymouth, Dorset , England
- Died
- 23 January 1866 (1866-01-23) (aged 80), Lower Halliford , Shepperton , Surrey , England
- Notable works
- Nightmare Abbey (1818) The Misfortunes of Elphin (1829) Crotchet Castle (1831)
- Spouse
- Jane Gryffydh ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1820 ; died 1865 )
- Children
- 4, including Edward Gryffydh Peacock
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Thomas
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Weymouth
- Place of death
- Shepperton
- Occupation
- writer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Thomas Love Peacock by Henry Wallis.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1785-10-18
- date of death
- 1866-01-23
- Commons category
- Thomas Love Peacock
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- Commons Creator page
- Thomas Love Peacock
- place of burial
- Surrey
- name in native language
- Thomas Love Peacock
- writing language
- English language
- P12749
- Raschau-Markersbach
- archives at
- New York Public Library Main Branch
Sources (7)
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Works in European collections
14 objects attributed to Thomas Love Peacock, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Thomas Love Peacock (18 October 1785 – 23 January 1866) was an English novelist, poet, and official of the East India Company. He was a close friend of Percy Bysshe Shelley, and they influenced each other's work. Peacock wrote satirical novels, each with the same basic setting: characters at a table discussing and criticising the philosophical opinions of the day.
Background and education
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