Thomas Peacock

Headlong Hall, and Nightmare Abbey ... with an Introduction by George Saintsbury. Thomas Peacock

Publisher Marketing: Title: Headlong Hall, and Nightmare Abbey ... With an introduction by George Saintsbury. Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC. The FICTION & PROSE LITERATURE collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. The collection provides readers with a perspective of the world from some of the 18th and 19th century's most talented writers. Written for a range of audiences, these works are a treasure for any curious reader looking to see the world through the eyes of ages past. Beyond the main body of works the collection also includes song-books, comedy, and works of satire. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library Peacock, Thomas; Saintsbury, George; 1896. pp. xxiv, 243; illus. 20 cm. 012621.h.19. Contributor Bio:  Peacock, Thomas Thomas Peacock, a member of the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, is an associate professor of education at the University of Minnesota Duluth, where he teaches educational leadership. He completed both his master's and doctoral degrees at Harvard University. Peacock's writing has appeared in magazines, journals, and books as articles, short stories, and poetry. This is his sixth book. Contributor Bio:  Saintsbury, George George Saintsbury (1845-1933) was a journalist, reviewer, critic, editor, and Professor of Literature at the University of Edinburgh. Thomas Pinney is Professor of English Emeritus at Pomona College. Among other books, he is author of "A History of Wine in America "(in two volumes from UC Press).