Melincourt (novel)
Melincourt is the second novel of Thomas Love Peacock, published in 1817. It is based on the "idea of an orang-outang mimicking humanity"[1] (see James Burnett, Lord Monboddo). An orangutan called Sir Oran Haut-Ton is put forward as a candidate for election as a Member of Parliament.
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- ^ Garnett, Richard (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 21 (11th ed.). pp. 21–22.
- Attribution
- public domain: Garnett, Richard (1911). "Peacock, Thomas Love". In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 21 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 21–22. This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
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- 1817 British novels
- Novels about elections
- Novels by Thomas Love Peacock
- Fictional orangutans
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