Nightmare Abbey

Nightmare Abbey, published in 1818, is a satirical Gothic novel by Thomas Love Peacock that gently mocks the Romantic movement and its key figures. Set in a gloomy English mansion, the story follows Scythrop Glowry, a melancholic young man entangled in love and philosophical despair. With characters modeled after Percy Shelley, Lord Byron, and Mary Shelley, Peacock uses wit and irony to parody contemporary literary trends. Short and comedic, the novel remains a clever commentary on Romantic excess and literary self-importance.