The Misfortunes of Elphin

by Thomas Love Peacock

Book Overview

"Comic genius of the highest order." --C.H. Herford, 1899

The Misfortunes of Elphin (1829), by Thomas Love Peacock, is a historical romance and satire, set in 6th century Wales, about the adventures of the bard Talies, the princes Elphin and Seithenyn, and King Arthur. This romance is considered to be among the finest Arthurian literary work of the Romantic period.

Peacock was one of the first to use the word kakistocracy in this novel,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1646790227
• ISBN13: 9781646790227
• Release Date: February 2020
• Publisher: Cosimo Classics
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 8.0"