Dandies And Men of Letters
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There is a house-party at Nightmare Abbey.
Glowry's brother-in-law, Mr. Hilary, comes from London bringing his wife and his orphan niece ; Miss Marionetta Celestina O' Carroll is a blooming 212 THOMAS LOVE "PEACOCK and accomplished girl whom Peacock greatly ad- mires, though his admiration does not prevent his giving, over her shoulder, the customary Saxon slap at the Irish. The other guests are Mr. Flosky, a transcendental philosopher ; Mr. Listless, a lan- guid gentleman of fashion, w^ith sha...ttered nerves ; Mr. Cypress, a poet of the popular lugubrious school ; and Mr. Larynx, a clergyman, and a dis- tinct improvement over the Gasters, Grovelgrubs, and Portpipes of the preceding narratives. We have too an absurd pair of characters in Mr. As- terias and his son, who are scientifically interested in fish, and * perlustrate ' the coast in search of a mermaid.
Scythrop falls in love with his cousin Marion- etta, and is led a lively dance by the coquettish and charming girl. His father, in a phrase be- loved of American stump-speakers, 'views with 'alarm ' the progress of the youth's infatuation; he objects to a sunny nature about the house, and besides, Celinda has a fortune in her own right.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
There is a house-party at Nightmare Abbey.
Glowry's brother-in-law, Mr. Hilary, comes from London bringing his wife and his orphan niece ; Miss Marionetta Celestina O' Carroll is a blooming 212 THOMAS LOVE "PEACOCK and accomplished girl whom Peacock greatly ad- mires, though his admiration does not prevent his giving, over her shoulder, the customary Saxon slap at the Irish. The other guests are Mr. Flosky, a transcendental philosopher ; Mr. Listless, a lan- guid gentleman of fashion, w^ith sha...ttered nerves ; Mr. Cypress, a poet of the popular lugubrious school ; and Mr. Larynx, a clergyman, and a dis- tinct improvement over the Gasters, Grovelgrubs, and Portpipes of the preceding narratives. We have too an absurd pair of characters in Mr. As- terias and his son, who are scientifically interested in fish, and * perlustrate ' the coast in search of a mermaid.
Scythrop falls in love with his cousin Marion- etta, and is led a lively dance by the coquettish and charming girl. His father, in a phrase be- loved of American stump-speakers, 'views with 'alarm ' the progress of the youth's infatuation; he objects to a sunny nature about the house, and besides, Celinda has a fortune in her own right.
What to read after Dandies And Men of Letters?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Vincent Leon Henry to read onlineMoreLess
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