''Melincourt'' is the second

novel A novel is a relatively long work of narrative fiction, typically written in prose and published as a book. The present English word for a long work of prose fiction derives from the for "new", "news", or "short story of something new", itsel ...

of Thomas Love Peacock, published in 1817. It is based on the "idea of an orang-outang mimicking humanity" (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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External links

Excerpts from ''Melincourt'', at the T. L. Peacock Society

1896 edition from Google Books
1817 British novels Novels about elections Novels by Thomas Love Peacock Fictional orangutans British satirical novels Political satire novels {{poli-novel-stub