About this title: Headlong Hall was an instant success upon its anonymous first appearance in 1816. Like most of Peacock's novels, it assembles a group of characters - Mr Cranium, Miss Poppyseed, Mr Treacle and others - who, while eating and drinking to abandon, discuss topics which were then of interest to Peacock and his circle of intellectual friends. Some of the figures are thinly-disgused portraits of contemporaries (Mr Escot, for example, is widely thought to be modelled on Shelley); others embody current views of the age, and are held up to scorn. There is a minimum of plot, but much discussion in a ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd; New York: E. P. Dutton & Company, Inc, London
Description: VG/GOOD. Dust Jacket has minor edgewear with small tears. Owner's name to fep. Sticker residue to front. 1963. Blue Cloth hardcover with gilt lettering. Dust Jacket now protected in BRODART clear plastic cover. Decorative endpapers. 256pp. read more
Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Very Good. No major defects-unabridged, clean, complete, not falling apart; some light wear. A perfectly good reading or reference copy. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York
Date Published: 1900
Description: Good in No jacket. 24mo-over 5"-5¾" tall Undated, ca. 1900. Floral decorated cloth with dark blue cloth spine lettered and elaborately decorated in gilt, top edge gilt, other edges uncut, 291 pages plus publisher's ads. Some cover rubbing, expecially at the corners, which have some wearthrough, hinges good, text block sound, endpapers foxed, attractive armorial bookplate on front pastedown, pages age-toned but generally clean with some finger soil to the preliminaries. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: General Books
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9781458891730ISBN:1458891739
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 5.98 by 9 inches. This book is printed on demand [allow 1-2 weeks for printing]. (00082 pages) lang=english accessory: no accessory (Paperback ) read more
Edition: LARGE PRINT ED
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: THE ECHO LIBRARY Country = UNITED KINGDOM
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9781847026668ISBN:1847026664
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 184 pages. This book is printed on demand (allow 1-2 weeks for printing) (184 pages) edition large print ed (Paperback) read more
Edition: \N
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Book Jungle
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9781438507194ISBN:1438507194
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 9.25 by 7 inches. This book is printed on demand [allow 1-2 weeks for printing]. (00104 pages) thomas love peacock was an 18th century english author and satirist. peacock's work was influenced by his friend percy bysshe shelley. peacock's novels used the same basic setting: that of a group of people at a table discussing and criticizing philosophic lang=english accessory: no accessory (Paperback ) read more
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 9 by 7 inches. This book is printed on demand [allow 1-2 weeks for printing]. (84 pages) lang=english (Paperback) read more
Edition: Reprint Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: J. M. Dent & Sons Limited, London
Date Published: 1965
Description: Dodie Masterman. Very Good in Very Good jacket. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. EVERYMAN'S LIBRARY # 327 Introduction by P. M. Yarker, M.A. Lecturer in English Literature in the University of London, King's College. "These are Peacock's two early novels, both short and both remarkable for high-spirited satire in 'romantic' settings. Headlong Hall caricatures in lively dialogue and incident various 'philosophers and dilettanti' visiting the ancient house of 'Harry Headlong, Esquire. ' who 'was like all ... read more
Edition: \N
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: BiblioLife
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780554825816ISBN:0554825813
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 8 by 5 inches. This book is printed on demand [allow 1-2 weeks for printing]. (00176 pages) lang=english accessory: no accessory (Paperback ) read more
Edition: LARGE PRINT ED
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: BASTIAN BOOKS Country = CANADA
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780554825755ISBN:0554825759
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 176 pages. This book is printed on demand (allow 1-2 weeks for printing) edition large print ed (Paperback) read more
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