Crotchet Castle (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Thomas Love Peacock
- First Published: 1831
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Fiction of manners
- Time of Work: Nineteenth century
- Setting: England
- Genres: Long fiction, Fiction of manners
- Subjects: Love or romance, Nineteenth century, Marriage, Rural or country life, England or English people, Castles, Human behavior, Aristocracy or aristocrats, Money, Wealth
- Locales: England
Characters Discussed
Ebenezer Mac Crotchet, the elderly squire of Crochet Castle, whose ability to make money and translate it into a fake family background is his chief attribute. He fancies himself to be a guardian of ideas and holds long sessions with pseudo-intellectuals discussing science and philosophy.
Young Crotchet, Ebenezer’s son, who inherits his father’s talent for making money. Young Crotchet’s business ethics, however, are shady, and his personal relationships are founded primarily on monetary considerations. When he loses his money, he goes to...
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