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Alice's Adventures in Wonderlandby Lewis Carroll, Mervyn PeakeISBN 0002711958 (0-00-271195-8)
Hardcover, Random House
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The Art of Gormenghast: The Making of a Television Fantasyby Estelle Daniel, Mervyn PeakeISBN 0002571560 (0-00-257156-0)
Softcover, Trafalgar Square
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A Book of Nonsenseby Mervyn PeakeISBN 0330242326 (0-330-24232-6)
Softcover, Pan Macmillan
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Gormenghastby Mervyn PeakeISBN 0140060154 (0-14-006015-4)
Softcover, Penguin Books, Limited
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Gormenghastby Mervyn PeakeISBN 034527699X (0-345-27699-X)
Softcover, Ballantine Books
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The Gormenghast Trilogyby Mervyn PeakeISBN 0099288893 (0-09-928889-3)
Softcover, Random House
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Gormenghast Trilogy'Book summary:Mervyn Peake'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 the heir to an ancient, rambling castle. The trilogy continues with the novels Gormenghast and Titus Alone, and all three books are bound together in this single-volume edition.
The Gormenghast royal family, the castle's decidedly eccentric staff, and the peasant artisans living around the dreary, crumbling structure make up the cast of characters in these engrossing stories. Peake's command of language and unique style set the tone and shape of an intricate, slow-moving world of ritual and stasis:
"The walls of the vast room which were streaming with calid moisture, were built with gray slabs of stone and were the personal concern of a company of eighteen men known as the 'Grey Scrubbers'.... On every day of the year from three hours before daybreak until about eleven o'clock, when the scaffolding and ladders became a hindrance to the cooks, the Grey Scrubbers fulfilled their hereditary calling."
Peake has been compared to Dickens, Tolkien, and Peacock, but the Gormenghast trilogy is truly unique. Unforgettable characters with names like Steerpike and Prunesquallor make their way through an architecturally stifling world, with lots of dark corners around to dampen any whimsy that might arise. This true classic is a feast of words unlike anything else in the world of fantasy. Those who explore Gormenghast castle will be richly rewarded. --Therese Littleton [via]
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- The Gormenghast Trilogy: ISBN 0099284383 (0-09-928438-3)
Softcover, Random House - The Gormenghast Trilogy: ISBN 0099518465 (0-09-951846-5)
Softcover, Random House - Gormenghast Trilogy: ISBN 0345242122 (0-345-24212-2)
Softcover, Random House Publishing Group - The Gormenghast Trilogy: ISBN 0099288893 (0-09-928889-3)
Softcover, Random House
- The Gormenghast Trilogy: ISBN 0099284383 (0-09-928438-3)
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The Hunting of the Snarkby Lewis Carroll, Mervyn PeakeISBN 0413743802 (0-413-74380-2)
Hardcover, Methuen Publishing Limited
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The Inner Landscapeby Mervyn Peake , J.G. Ballard, Brian W. AldissISBN 0552085006 (0-552-08500-6)
Softcover, Transworld Publishers Limited
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Letters from a Lost Uncleby Mervyn PeakeISBN 0413745902 (0-413-74590-2)
Hardcover, Methuen Publishing Limited
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Prayers and Graces: A Little Book of Extraordinary Pietyby Allan M. Laing, Mervyn PeakeISBN 0330265334 (0-330-26533-4)
Softcover, Pan Macmillan
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Rhymes without Reasonby Allan M. Laing, Mervyn PeakeISBN 0416795404 (0-416-79540-4)
Hardcover, Methuen
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Rhymes Without Reasonby Mervyn PeakeISBN 0416870805 (0-416-87080-5)
Softcover, Methuen & Company, Limited
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The Rime of the Ancient Marinerby Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Mervyn PeakeISBN 0701103612 (0-7011-0361-2)
Hardcover, Random House
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Selected Poems [of] Mervyn Peakeby Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Mervyn PeakeISBN 0571098150 (0-571-09815-0)
Hardcover, (3 Queen Sq., WC1N 3AU), Faber and Faber Ltd
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Titus Aloneby Mervyn PeakeISBN 0140060510 (0-14-006051-0)
Softcover, Penguin Books, Limited
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- Titus Alone: ISBN 0345211197 (0-345-21119-7)
Softcover, Random House Publishing Group - Titus Alone: ISBN 0345235207 (0-345-23520-7)
Softcover, Random House Publishing Group - Titus Alone: ISBN 0345243234 (0-345-24323-4)
Softcover, Random House Publishing Group - Titus Alone: ISBN 034525791X (0-345-25791-X)
Softcover, Random House Publishing Group - Titus Alone: ISBN 0140060510 (0-14-006051-0)
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- Titus Alone: ISBN 0345211197 (0-345-21119-7)
Titus Aloneby Mervyn PeakeISBN 0345281934 (0-345-28193-4)
Softcover, Ballantine Books
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Titus Books : "Titus Groan", "Gormenghast" and "Titus Alone"by Mervyn PeakeISBN 014006835X (0-14-006835-X)
Softcover, Penguin Books, Limited
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The Gormenghast royal family, the castle's decidedly eccentric staff, and the peasant artisans living around the dreary, crumbling structure make up the cast of characters in these engrossing stories. Peake's command of language and unique style set the tone and shape of an intricate, slow-moving world of ritual and stasis:
"The walls of the vast room which were streaming with calid moisture, were built with gray slabs of stone and were the personal concern of a company of eighteen men known as the 'Grey Scrubbers'.... On every day of the year from three hours before daybreak until about eleven o'clock, when the scaffolding and ladders became a hindrance to the cooks, the Grey Scrubbers fulfilled their hereditary calling."
Peake has been compared to Dickens, Tolkien, and Peacock, but the Gormenghast trilogy is truly unique. Unforgettable characters with names like Steerpike and Prunesquallor make their way through an architecturally stifling world, with lots of dark corners around to dampen any whimsy that might arise. This true classic is a feast of words unlike anything else in the world of fantasy. Those who explore Gormenghast castle will be richly rewarded. --Therese Littleton [via]
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Titus Groanby Mervyn PeakeISBN 0140060138 (0-14-006013-8)
Softcover, Penguin Books, Limited
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Titus Groanby Mervyn PeakeISBN 0345270967 (0-345-27096-7)
Softcover, Ballantine Books
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Treasure Islandby Robert Louis Stevenson, Mervyn PeakeISBN 0679418008 (0-679-41800-8)
Hardcover, Everymans Library
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Treasure Island'Book summary:Climb aboard for the swashbuckling adventure of a lifetime. Treasure Islandhas enthralled (and caused slight seasickness) for decades. The names Long John Silver and Jim Hawkins are destined to remain pieces of folklore for as long as children want to read Robert Louis Stevenson's most famous book. With it's dastardly plot and motley crew of rogues and villains, it seems unlikely that children will ever say no to this timeless classic. --Naomi Gesinger [via]
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