"Nightmare Abbey" is a satirical novel written by Thomas Love Peacock, a prominent English poet and writer of the 19th century. The story is set in a gloomy and desolate mansion called Nightmare Abbey, which becomes the backdrop for a humorous exploration of romanticism, melancholy, and intellectual pretensions.
The novel follows the life of Scythrop Glowry, a young and melancholic poet who dw...