Thomas Love Peacock

English novelist, poet, and official of the East India Company (1785–1866)
1785–1866, born in Weymouth

Horror & GothicEssays & non-fiction

Portrait of Thomas Love Peacock
Photo: Henry Wallis, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
Born
18 October 1785
Birthplace
Weymouth
Died
23 January 1866

Notable works

  • 1816 Headlong Hall
  • 1818 Nightmare Abbey · Gothic novel
  • 1818 Rhododaphne: or The Thessalian Spell
  • 1822 Maid Marian
  • 1826 Robin Hood, ou La forêt de Sherwood
  • 1831 Crotchet Castle
  • Gryll Grange
  • Melincourt
  • The Four Ages of Poetry · essay
  • The Misfortunes of Elphin

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