09 August 2026,
The Misfortunes of Elphin turns Welsh legend into a comic romance about Taliesin, failed rulers and bardic resistance. Through the lens of Homer's epic poetry and Christopher Nolan's retelling of
The Odyssey, we look at how Peacock uses song as memory, judgement and cultural survival.
Read More… 03 August 2026,
Maid Marian turns the Robin Hood legend into a comic romance about liberty, authority and justice. Peacock’s greenwood is not a blueprint for reform, but a place where corrupt power can be laughed at and evaded.
Read More… 27 July 2026,
Nightmare Abbey does not mock Romantic poetry from a distance: Peacock knew the world he was satirising. This post looks at Shelley, Byron, Coleridge and the early nineteenth-century making of literary celebrity.
Read More… 20 July 2026,
Nightmare Abbey turns Gothic gloom and Romantic melancholy into comedy. Peacock’s target is not sorrow itself, but the moment despair becomes style, system and self-display.
Read More… 13 July 2026,
Headlong Hall is Peacock’s first comic experiment: a country-house gathering where every guest seems to have a theory. The joke is not that ideas are foolish, but that clever people so often turn partial truths into complete systems.
Read More… 23 October 2025,
Celebrate the launch of
Crotchet Castle & Gryll Grange by Thomas Love Peacock, now available in a beautifully presented new edition from P-Wave Classics. Two comic gems from a forgotten master of satire, updated for today’s reader.
Read More…15 September 2025,
On 23 October we publish
Crotchet Castle & Gryll Grange, bringing together Thomas Love Peacock’s two final and most accomplished novels. Readers can preview the book now, pre-order the ebook, or request it on NetGalley.
Read More…04 September 2025,
Today marks the publication of
Maid Marian & The Misfortunes of Elphin, the second title in the P-Wave Classics series. Join us as we continue our journey into the wit, satire and charm of Thomas Love Peacock.
Read More…19 May 2025,
We’re thrilled to announce the next P-Wave Classic:
Maid Marian & The Misfortunes of Elphin by Thomas Love Peacock, releasing on 4 September 2025. Pre-order now or request an advance review copy!
Read More…15 April 2025,
This week’s #TuesdayBookClub celebrates the launch of our first P-Wave Classic:
Headlong Hall & Nightmare Abbey by Thomas Love Peacock. An all-new edition with fresh introductions and notes to bring Peacock’s wit and satire to a new generation of readers.
Read More…11 April 2025,
P-Wave Press launches its new P-Wave Classics imprint with
Headlong Hall and
Nightmare Abbey—two sparkling satires by Thomas Love Peacock, now available in paperback and ebook. A witty, philosophical rediscovery of one of English literature’s overlooked voices.
Read More…13 January 2025,
P-Wave Press launches its new imprint,
P-Wave Classics, with
Headlong Hall and
Nightmare Abbey by Thomas Love Peacock. Discover timeless satire and wit in this beautifully crafted edition, available 11 April 2025.
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