The Illustrated Gormenghast Trilogy

Author : Mervyn Peake
Publisher : Random House
Page : 960 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2011-06-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781409019794

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'Peake's books are actual additions to life; they give, like certain rare dreams, sensations we never had before, and enlarge our conception of the range of possible experience' C.S. Lewis Enter the world of Gormenghast. The vast crumbling castle to which the seventy-seventh Earl, Titus Groan, is Lord and heir. Titus is expected to rule this Gothic labyrinth of turrets and dungeons, cloisters and corridors as well as the eccentric and wayward subject. Things are changing in the castle and Titus must contend with a kingdom about to implode beneath the weight of centuries of intrigue, treachery, manipulation and murder.

Author : Mervyn Peake
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 960 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2014-09-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 009952855X

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Illustrated Gormenghast Trilogy by Mervyn Peake Pdf

'Peake's books are actual additions to life; they give, like certain rare dreams, sensations we never had before, and enlarge our conception of the range of possible experience' C.S. Lewis Enter the world of Gormenghast. The vast crumbling castle to which the seventy-seventh Earl, Titus Groan, is Lord and heir. Titus is expected to rule this Gothic labyrinth of turrets and dungeons, cloisters and corridors as well as the eccentric and wayward subject. Things are changing in the castle and Titus must contend with a kingdom about to implode beneath the weight of centuries of intrigue, treachery, manipulation and murder.

Author : Mervyn Peake
Publisher : Abrams
Page : 1186 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2018-07-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781468316896

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The Illustrated Gormenghast Trilogy by Mervyn Peake Pdf

A young heir matures within a bleak, sprawling castle filled with intrigue in this epic gothic trilogy, featuring over 100 illustrations by the author. Titus is expected to rule this extraordinary kingdom and his eccentric and wayward subjects. But with the arrival of an ambitious kitchen boy, Steerpike, the established order is thrown into disarray. Over the course of these three novels—Titus Groan, Gormenghast, and Titus Alone—Titus must contend with a kingdom about to implode beneath the weight of centuries of intrigue, treachery, manipulation, and murder. Intoxicating, rich, and unique, The Gormenghast Trilogy is a tour de force that ranks as one of the twentieth century's most remarkable feats of imaginative writing. This special edition, published for the centenary of Mervyn Peake’s birth, is accompanied by over one hundred of Peake's dazzling drawings. Praise for Mervyn Peake and the Gormenghast Trilogy “[Peake’s books] are actual additions to life; they give, like certain rare dreams, sensations we never had before and enlarge our conception of the range of possible experience.” —C. S. Lewis “Mervyn Peake is a finer poet than Edgar Allan Poe, and he is therefore able to maintain his world of fantasy brilliantly through three novels. It is a very, very great work . . . A classic of our age.” —Robertson Davies “[A] magnificent ediface spun from thin air by a tortured genius.” —Liz Jensen, author of The Rapture “This extravagant epic about a labyrinthine castle populated with conniving Dickensian grotesques is the true fantasy classic of our time.” —Washington Post Book World

Author : Mervyn Peake
Publisher : Random House
Page : 962 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2023-12-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781529194975

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The Gormenghast Trilogy by Mervyn Peake Pdf

ENTER THE CRUMBLING WORLD OF GORMENGHAST... 'A modern classic' Anthony Burgess 'A gorgeous volcanic eruption... A work of extraordinary imagination' New Yorker 'A perfect creation' Neil Gaiman Gormenghast is the vast, crumbling castle to which the seventy-seventh Earl, Titus Groan, is lord and heir. Titus is expected to rule this gothic labyrinth of turrets and dungeons (and his eccentric and wayward subjects) according to strict age-old rituals, but things are changing in the castle. Titus must contend with treachery, manipulation and murder as well as his own longing for a life beyond the castle walls. 'Peake's books are actual additions to life; they give, like certain rare dreams, sensations we never had before' C. S. Lewis

Author : Mervyn Peake
Publisher : Random House
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2011-09-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781448104192

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Titus Alone by Mervyn Peake Pdf

In this final part of the trilogy, we follow Titus, now almost twenty, as he escapes from the Castle, flees its oppressive Ritual, and becomes lost in a sandstorm. Helped by the owner of a travelling zoo, Muzzlehatch, and his ex-lover Juno, Titus ends up stranded in a big, bustling city. No one there having heard of Gormenghast, the general consensus is that the boy is deranged, and with no papers, he's soon arrested for vagrancy. But there are a few people who believe in his story, or at least who are intrigued by it, and they try to help him. And now Titus, the deserter, the traitor, longs for his home, and looks for it all the time to prove, if only to himself, that Gormenghast is truly real.

Author : Mervyn Laurence Peake
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 953 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0749398620

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The Gormenghast Trilogy by Mervyn Laurence Peake Pdf

The three parts of this trilogy were first published in 1946, 1950 and 1959, respectively. They feature Titus Groan, heir to Lord Sepulchrave, and the other fantastical inhabitants of Gormenghast Castle, including Swelter the chef, the delectable Fuschia and Steerpike the Machiavellian youth.

Author : Mervyn Peake
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:63920758

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The Gormenghast Trilogy by Mervyn Peake Pdf

Author : Mervyn Peake
Publisher : London : Owen
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : English poetry
ISBN : UOM:39015000543697

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A Book of Nonsense by Mervyn Peake Pdf

A collection of illustrated nonsensical poems from the celebrated author and illustrator of the "Gormenghast Trilogy."

Author : Sebastian Peake,Maeve Gilmore
Publisher : Vintage Classic
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Novelists, English
ISBN : 0099282860

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Mervyn Peake by Sebastian Peake,Maeve Gilmore Pdf

These profound and moving accounts of life with Mervyn Peake provide poignant and revealing insights into the art, personality and friendships of the author of" Titus Groan," "Gormenghast" and "Titus Alone."

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 570 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Literature
ISBN : MINN:31951P01163586T

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The Contemporary Review by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 784 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Arts
ISBN : UCLA:L0106157241

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The Literary Review by Anonim Pdf

Author : Brian R. Banks
Publisher : Exposure Publishing
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Artists
ISBN : STANFORD:36105124068037

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Muse and Messiah by Brian R. Banks Pdf

In this full comparative study of the Jewish writer and artist Bruno Schulz, his life and themes are examined in the light of major Polish and European influences.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1256 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Best books
ISBN : UCAL:$B222900

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British Book News by Anonim Pdf

Author : G. Peter Winnington
Publisher : Peter Owen Publishers
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Artists
ISBN : UOM:39015048859808

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Vast Alchemies by G. Peter Winnington Pdf

Interest in Mervyn Peake, author of Titus Groan and many other modern fantasy classics, has never been greater than it is now. With the imminent BBC adaptation and showing of the acclaimed Gormenghast Trilogy in England, and its showing in the U.S. this summer (on the Discovery channel), and with the re-issuing of his books, this completely new reassessment of the life and work of one of this century's most popular and misunderstood writers will be much welcomed. This biography is the result of twenty-five years' research into Peake by one of the world's best authorities. It follows Peake, the son of missionary parents, from China to art school in London and to an artist's colony in the Channel Islands. It covers in detail his time in the army during the Second World War, a stressful period which coincided with his writing of Titus Groan; the huge influence that his visit to the concentration camp at Belsen had on his work; and the next ten years of his life, which were without doubt his most productive. Winnington examines all of Peake's work -- the novels, poems, the illustrations, and the plays -- and emphasizes his struggle with poverty, ill health, and his premature death. Vast Alchemies draws heavily on the writings and reminiscences of those who knew Peake, as well as Peake's correspondence with his publishers, and includes many never-before published photographs.

Author : Alison Eldred,Sebastian Peake,G. Peter Winnington
Publisher : Peter Owen Publishers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2008-10
Category : Art
ISBN : 0720613213

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Mervyn Peake by Alison Eldred,Sebastian Peake,G. Peter Winnington Pdf

Mervyn Peake was one of the most multi-talented artists of the 20th century. A man of extraordinary vision and imagination, his illustrations, paintings and writings are unforgettable. This lavish book compiles a stunning collection of his illustrations, paintings, photographs, letters, notebook pages and other materials.