Peacock, Thomas Love, 1785-1866

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Birth 1785-10-18
Death 1866-01-23
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Thomas Love Peacock was an English author, perhaps best remembered for his satiric novels. He was working as a clerk when he published his first collection of poems, and his verse and essays earned him popularity with the public and his fellow writers. Over the course of his career, he published seven novels, each a unique combination of satire and observation; they are valuable for their commentary on contemporary English society, yet timeless in their themes and humour. Peacock had many literary friends, notably Percy Bysshe Shelley, of whom Peacock wrote a valuable memoir.

From the description of Thomas Love Peacock manuscript and letters, 1829-1859. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 57457723

Epithet: Subject of Mss Eur F552

British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001440.0x000172

Peacock was an English novelist; Garnett edited Peacock's letters, published in 1910; Wallis was an art historian of ceramics and Italian majolica.

From the description of Papers by and concerning Thomas Love Peacock, 1849?-1913. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 80093249

From the guide to the Papers by and concerning Thomas Love Peacock, 1849?-1913., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University)

Thomas Love Peacock, English satirical novelist and poet.

From the guide to the Thomas Love Peacock manuscript material : 152 items, 1792-1863, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.)

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