This is a Brand New book in excellent condition. - Format: Paperback
- Author: Thomas Love Peacock
- ISBN10: 1443781002
- ISBN13: 9781443781008
'The Misfortunes of Elphin' is an 1829 novella by English novelist and poet Thomas Love Peacock. This classic work is republished here together with 'Rhododaphne, Or, The Thessalian Spell: A Poem' originally published in 1818. Thomas Love Peacock 18 October 1785 - 23 January 1866 was an English poet, novelist, and important figure in the East India Company. A good friend of Percy Bysshe Shelley, they both had a significant influence on each others work. Peacock was most famous for writing satirical novels, which usually involved characters sat around a table discussing contemporary philosophical ideas. Other notable works by this author include: 'Headlong Hall' 1815 , 'Melincourt' 1817 , and 'Nightmare Abbey' 1818 . This volume is here republished in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new biography of the author.
