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Thomas Love Peacock: Nightmare Abbey: 3. The Manipulator of Affections

Nightmare Abbey

3. The Manipulator of Affections

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Can Scythrop cope with coquettish Marionetta toying with his affections?

With his approved partner gone, can Scythrop cope with the coquettish antics of Marionetta? Read by Kenneth Williams.

With the partner approved for him gone, can Scythrop cope with coquettish Marionetta’s antics? 

Kenneth Williams continues the Gothic satire poking fun at the Romantic Movement in English literature of the time and its obsession with the morbid.

First published in 1818, ‘Nightmare Abbey’ follows the fortunes of widower Christopher Glowry, who lives with his son, Scythrop, in the dilapidated family mansion- in Lincolnshire, on a dry stretch of land between the sea and the fens.

Abridged in 8-parts and produced by Martin Remes.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1979.

Thomas Love Peacock: Nightmare Abbey

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Gothic satire which pokes fun at the Romantic movement in English literature.

Gothic satire which pokes fun at the Romantic movement in English literature and in particular its obsession with the morbid.

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