The Peacock's Pleasance is a novel written by Eleanor Vere Boyle and first published in 1908. The story is set in the early 19th century and follows the life of a young woman named Lady Diana Barrington. Diana is an orphan who is raised by her aunt and uncle in a grand estate called Peacock's Pleasance. She grows up sheltered and privileged, but also lonely and unfulfilled.As Diana comes of age, she becomes increasingly restless and yearns for something...