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Nightmare Abbey
Title page of the first edition (1818)
AuthorThomas Love Peacock
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
GenreGothic novella, Romance novella, Satire
PublishedNovember 1818
Media typePrint (hardback & paperback)
Preceded byMelincourt 
Followed byMaid Marian 

Nightmare Abbey is an 1818 novella by Thomas Love Peacock which makes good-natured fun of contemporary literary trends.

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