Thomas Love Peacock (1785–1866) was an English novelist, poet, and offi cial of the East India Company. The fi nal novel of Thomas Love Peacock followed the others after a silence of 30
years, its typical Peacockian format intact: an idyllic, country house setting, a genial host, many opinionated guests, and a romantic love interest. Like all of Peacocks novels, Gryll Grange dissects the philosophy, manners, and culture of his day through a
sparkling cocktail of dialogue and poetry.