Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2004-07-02 Public domain in the USA. 173 Peacock, Thomas Love 1785 1866 Peacock, T. Love (Thomas Love) Peacock, T. L. (Thomas Love) Headlong Hall Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headlong_Hall Produced by Harrison Ainsworth "Headlong Hall" by Thomas Love Peacock is a satirical novel written in the early 19th century. The narrative revolves around Squire Harry Headlong, who invites a diverse group of philosophers and literati to his estate for a Christmas gathering, setting the stage for comedic debates and discussions on philosophical themes such as morality, human nature, and societal progress. The opening of the novel introduces the characters as they travel to Headlong Hall in the Holyhead mail coach. Four passengers, each representing distinct philosophical viewpoints—Mr. Foster (the perfectibilian), Mr. Escot (the deteriorationist), Mr. Jenkison (the statu-quo-ite), and the Reverend Doctor Gaster—begin a lively conversation that reveals their conflicting ideologies. This conversation serves both as a comedic prelude to their interactions at the holiday gathering and as a critique of contemporary philosophical thought. Squire Headlong's preparations for their arrival, including a chaotic list of supplies and the personality clashes among guests, foreshadow the humor and social commentary that characterize the unfolding events of the story. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 52.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Satire, English Upper class -- England -- Fiction PR Text Category: Humour Category: Novels Category: British Literature 244602 2025-07-05T16:08:03.779263 text/html 229873 2024-10-28T19:52:26 text/html 151919 2025-07-05T16:08:10.393262 application/epub+zip 178224 2025-07-05T16:08:05.832269 application/epub+zip 178224 2025-07-05T16:08:04.596268 application/epub+zip 303722 2025-07-05T16:08:13.809237 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 262884 2025-07-05T16:08:09.597245 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 225132 2022-09-06T22:35:36.678047 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 199655 2023-10-06T06:42:53.125578 text/plain 179991 2024-10-28T19:52:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16197 2025-07-05T16:08:13.940207 application/rdf+xml 11717 2025-07-05T16:08:05.095318 image/jpeg 3115 2025-07-05T16:08:04.845268 image/jpeg 146383 2025-07-05T16:08:03.799277 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia