Project Gutenberg 2006-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 302 Peacock, Thomas Love 1785 1866 Peacock, T. Love (Thomas Love) Peacock, T. L. (Thomas Love) Nightmare Abbey Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nightmare_Abbey Produced by Suzanne Shell, Tom Allen, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Nightmare Abbey" by Thomas Love Peacock is a novel written in the early 19th century. The story unfolds mainly within the confines of the titular Abbey, an atmospheric estate haunted by its melancholic inhabitants, particularly Mr. Christopher Glowry and his son Scythrop. The narrative explores themes of romance, disillusionment, and the philosophical reflections of its characters, showcasing the sentimental and often humorous turmoil of love and social expectations. The opening of the book introduces us to Nightmare Abbey and its owner, Mr. Glowry, a man of a gloomy disposition molded by personal disappointments and loss. His son, Scythrop, is revealed to be a sensitive youth grappling with heartache after his love, Emily Girouette, quickly marries another. As Scythrop deals with his sorrow, he becomes increasingly introspective and disillusioned, leading him to fantasize about grand plans for societal reform influenced by the romantic literary ideals of the time. The chapter also hints at various characters who visit the Abbey, including comically exaggerated figures who embody different attitudes toward love, philosophy, and life. The mix of melancholy and satire offers a rich exploration of human relationships framed within the gothic ambiance of the setting. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 65.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Humorous stories Gothic fiction PR Text Gothic Fiction Category: Humour Category: Novels Category: British Literature 211301 2025-08-04T10:25:28.911946 text/html 211122 2025-01-12T18:31:47.363479 text/html 152820 2025-08-04T10:25:35.528900 application/epub+zip 153647 2025-08-04T10:25:31.570908 application/epub+zip 135598 2025-08-04T10:25:30.469929 application/epub+zip 301176 2025-08-04T10:25:38.338918 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 278369 2025-08-04T10:25:34.771898 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 253514 2022-09-05T06:00:09.543753 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 182178 2025-08-04T10:25:28.625924 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 182139 2020-12-27T05:54:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 182133 2020-12-27T05:54:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19969 2025-08-04T10:25:38.498910 application/rdf+xml 14484 2025-08-04T10:25:30.961927 image/jpeg 3646 2025-08-04T10:25:30.716902 image/jpeg 70617 2020-12-27T05:54:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 70549 2020-12-27T05:54:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 147736 2025-08-04T10:25:28.928923 application/octet-stream application/zip 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 en.wikipedia