About this book
Crotchet Castle by Thomas Love Peacock tosses you into a hilariously acerbic country-house salon where opinionated eccentrics spar over art, politics, and the virtues of reform. Peacock’s comic fiction mixes razor-sharp satire with philosophical debate as a houseful of characters—scholars, reformers, romantics, and local worthies—trade paradoxes, paradoxical logic, and witty one-upmanship.
Set in early 19th-century England, the novel riffs on contemporary currents from Romantic aesthetics to utilitarian reform, and it channels Peacock’s love of classical learning through figures like the erudite Dr. Folliott. Rather than a tightly plotted narrative, Crotchet Castle delights in dialogue-driven scenes that expose fashionable crotchets—obsessive prejudices and pet theories—while gently skewering social affectations and speculative ideologies. Peacock’s voice is playful yet incisive, blending literature and philosophy into a comic study of human vanity and intellectual fashion.
Ideal for listeners who enjoy classic satire, conversation-driven novels, and literary wit, this audiobook will appeal to fans of nineteenth-century literature and anyone who relishes clever, idea-rich entertainment. Perfect for long walks or thoughtful commutes, it’s a smart, amusing listen for readers of fiction, literature, and philosophy.
