One of the greatest imaginative feats of the twentieth century: Gormenghast is the vast, crumbling castle to which Earl Titus Groan is lord and heir. Titus must contend with treachery, manipulation and murder as well as his own longing for a life beyond the castle walls.
One of the greatest imaginative feats of the twentieth century: Gormenghast is the vast, crumbling castle to which Earl Titus Groan is lord and heir. ...
Equipped with love, Mr Harold Pye lands on the island of Sark, his mission to convert the islanders into a crusading force for the undiluted goodness that he feels within. The extraordinary inhabitants of the island range from the formidable Miss George in her purple busby to the wanton, raven-haired Tintagieu, 'five foot three inches of sex'.
Equipped with love, Mr Harold Pye lands on the island of Sark, his mission to convert the islanders into a crusading force for the undiluted goodness ...
When Peake died in 1968, he left behind the start of a fourth Gormenghast book, 'Titus Awakes'. His wife, the writer and artist Maeve Gilmore, completed the manuscript. The book continues the story of the Titus, the 77th Earl of Groan, as he wanders in the modern world and finds his final resting place in Sark.Recently rediscovered manuscript of the sequel to The Gormenghast Trilogy. Published to tie in with the centenary of Mervyn Peake's birth.
When Peake died in 1968, he left behind the start of a fourth Gormenghast book, 'Titus Awakes'. His wife, the writer and artist Maeve Gilmore, complet...
Illustrated on every page with stunning, beautiful, eerie original drawings, Letters from a Lost Uncle is the product of a unique imagination and a distillation of all that is most powerful in the strange genius of Mervyn Peake.Celebrating the centenary of Mervyn Peakes birth in 2011.
Illustrated on every page with stunning, beautiful, eerie original drawings, Letters from a Lost Uncle is the product of a unique imagination and a di...
Enter the world of Gormenghast, to which the seventy-seventh Earl, Titus Groan, is Lord and heir. It is a kingdom of Byzantine rule and ancient ritual weighed down by centuries of intrigue, treachery, manipulation and murder.
Enter the world of Gormenghast, to which the seventy-seventh Earl, Titus Groan, is Lord and heir. It is a kingdom of Byzantine rule and ancient ritual...
The final book in the Gormenghast trilogy. "Mervyn Peake is the master of the macbre and a traveller through the deeper and darker chasms of the imagination." -"The Times"
The final book in the Gormenghast trilogy. "Mervyn Peake is the master of the macbre and a traveller through the deeper and darker chasms of the imagi...
Mervyn Peak s gothic masterpiece, The Gormenghast Trilogy begins with the superlative Titus Groan, a darkly humorous, stunningly complex tale of the first two years in the life of Titus Groan, the heir to the ancient, rambling castle Gormenghast. The trilogy continues with Gormenghast and Titus Alone."
Mervyn Peak s gothic masterpiece, The Gormenghast Trilogy begins with the superlative Titus Groan, a darkly humorous, stunningly complex tale of the f...
