Melincourt: Or, Sir Oran Haunt-ton

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Macmillan and Company, 1896 - 325 ページ
Melincourt is the second novel of Thomas Love Peacock, published in 1817. It is based on the "idea of an orang-outang mimicking humanity". An orangutan called Sir Oran Haut-Ton is put forward as a candidate for election as a Member of Parliament.
 

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