Maid Marian

Thomas Love Peacock

ಅಕ್ಟೋ 2011 · The Floating Press

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Looking for an alternate take on the classic tale of Robin Hood? Dive into this satirical version told from the perspective of Maid Marian. In it, author Thomas Love Peacock deftly uses the medieval period as a lens through which to poke fun at the excesses of the nineteenth-century Romantic movement.

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Thomas Love Peacock was born on October 18, 1785. He was largely self-educated and worked most of his life for the East India Company. During this time, he mastered Greek, Latin, Italian, French, and Welsh. He became chief examiner in 1836 and retired on a pension in 1856. He wrote seven novels during his lifetime including Headlong Hall, Melincourt, Nightmare Abbey, Crotchet Castle, and Gryll Grange. He died on January 23, 1866 at the age of 81 from injuries sustained in a fire in which he had attempted to save his library.