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1	The Gormenghast Novels more books like this by Mervyn Peake add to wishlist Coming soon as a major, lavishly produced TV series, the Gormenghast novels--"Titus Groan, Gormenghast, " and "Titus Alone"--along with Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings, " reign among the undisputed fantasy classics of all time. see all copies from £6.44! new only from £11.81! \| first editions
2	Gormenghast more books like this by Mervyn Peake add to wishlist Enter the world of Gormenghast...the vast crumbling castle to which the seventy-seventh Earl, Titus Groan, is Lord and heir. Gothic labyrinth of roofs and turrets, cloisters and corridors, stairwells and dungeons, it is also the cobwebbed kingdom of Byzantine government and age-old rituals, a world primed to implode beneath the weight of centuries ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £1.24! \| first editions
3	Titus Groan more books like this by Mervyn Peake add to wishlist As the first novel opens, Titus, heir to Lord Sepulchrave, has just been born, he stands to inherit the miles of rambling stone and mortar that stand for Gormenghast Castle. Inside, all events are predetermined by a complex ritual, lost in history, understood only by Sourdust, Lord of the Library. There are tears and strange laughter; fierce ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £5.61! \| first editions
4	Gormenghast Trilogy more books like this by Mervyn Peake add to wishlist 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 ... see all copies from £1.48! new only from £11.19! \| first editions
5	Titus Alone more books like this by Mervyn Peake add to wishlist 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 ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £4.66! \| first editions
6	Alice's adventures in Wonderland ; Through the looking-glass, and what Alice found there more books like this by Lewis Carroll, Mervyn Peake add to wishlist Beautifully printed in an exquisite two-volume edition. Unavailable in any edition since 1978, these extraordinary illustrations, many of which were drawn on poor-quality wartime paper, have been restored to their former clarity and crispness by a combination of old-fashioned craft and the latest computer technology. Ages 10+ see all copies from £2.59! new only from £16.82!
7	Figures of Speech more books like this by Mervyn Peake (Illustrator) add to wishlist This idiosyncratic volume has been lovingly reissued, its original drawings set against colorful panels. Whether enjoyed for its witty, intriguing, and masterly pictures or used as a game book, "Figures of Speech" will delight devoted followers of Mervyn Peake. Illustrations. see all copies from £3.59! new only from £7.19! \| first editions
8	The drawings of Mervyn Peake more books like this by Mervyn Laurence Peake add to wishlist see all copies from £10.92! first editions
9	Captain Slaughterboard drops anchor more books like this by Mervyn Peake add to wishlist Captain Slaughterboard is the most ferocious and wicked pirate you could ever imagine. He likes nothing better than cutting people up with his cutlass or making them walk the plank. Then one day, on a remote island, he spies a strange Yellow Creature - and from that time on, he's a changed man. How he loves the Yellow Creature! They become the ... see all copies from £11.86! new only from £11.86! \| first editions
10	Mr Pye more books like this by Mervyn Peake add to wishlist Equipped with love, Mr Pye lands on the island of Sark; his mission is to convert the inhabitants into a crusading force for the undiluted goodness that he feels within. Mr Pye is, however, prone to excess and this is very nearly his downfall. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £5.43! \| first editions
11	Peake's progress : selected writings and drawings of Mervyn Peake more books like this by Mervyn Laurence Peake, Maeve Gilmore add to wishlist see all copies from £2.34! new only from £10.70! \| first editions
12 view cover	Boy in darkness more books like this by Mervyn Laurence Peake add to wishlist Tired of life in the palace, Titus escapes for adventure and is captured by Hyena and Goat - a mysterious pair who hate each other. Taking him into the mines they present their sacrifice to Lamb. Now Lamb has a fresh young soul on which to use his diabolical art - so the ceremony begins. see all copies from £1.25! new only from £60.47! \| first editions
13 view cover	Book of Nonsense more books like this by Mervyn Peake add to wishlist "I can be quite obscure and practically marzipan, " Mervyn Peake once wrote, and this small book certainly confirms that. From the macabre to the brilliantly off-beat, Peake's nonsense verse can be enjoyed by young and old. This collection, assembled by his widow, Maeve Gilmore, who also did the Introduction, includes poems and other pieces, from ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £318.17! \| signed copies \| first editions
14	Poe's Tales of Mystery & Imagination more books like this by Edgar Allan Poe add to wishlist see all copies from £8.07! first editions
15 view cover	A Book of Nonsense: Poems and Drawings by the Author of the Gormenghas by Mervyn Peake add to wishlist see all copies from £2.42! new only from £2.42!
16	Mervyn Peake : writings & drawings more books like this by Mervyn Laurence Peake, Maeve Gilmore, Shelagh Johnson add to wishlist see all copies from £5.27! first editions
17	Selected poems [of] Mervyn Peake. more books like this by Mervyn Laurence Peake add to wishlist see all copies from £1.24! first editions
18 view cover	Letters from a lost uncle more books like this by Mervyn Peake add to wishlist Lost in the frozen polar wastes, an explorer writes a journal of his extraordinary exploits, preparing to send it to the nepheew he has never seen. see all copies from £4.31! new only from £15.18! \| first editions
19 view cover	Collected Poems more books like this by Mervyn Peake, R W Maslen (Editor) add to wishlist It is forty years since the death of Mervyn Peake (1911-68), the author of the much-loved "Gormenghast" novels. To mark the anniversary this first comprehensive edition of Peake's poetry is published. Of the more than 230 poems in the collection, over 80 are printed for the first time. Peake emerges as a compelling poet, with an acute sense of his ... see all copies from £8.83! new only from £8.83!
20 view cover	Boy in Darkness and Other Stories more books like this by Mervyn Peake, Sebastian Peake (Editor), Joanne Harris (Foreword by) add to wishlist A selection of long out-of-print short stories, and never before published illustrations, by one of England's most singular and multi-talented artists. 'Boy in Darkness', the centerpiece of this collection, will be of special interest to fans of the Gormenghast books, as it comprises a chapter in the life of Titus Groan that unfolds beyond the ... see all copies from £7.48! new only from £7.48!
21	Household Tales more books like this by Wilhelm Grimm, Jacob W Grimm, Mervyn Peake (Illustrator) add to wishlist see all copies from £5.61! first editions
22	Ride a Cock-Horse and Other Nursery Rhymes more books like this by Mervyn Peake add to wishlist see all copies from £13.71! first editions
23	Rhymes without reason more books like this by Mervyn Laurence Peake add to wishlist see all copies from £5.92! signed copies \| first editions
24	Peake's Progress more books like this by Mervyn Laurence Peake, Maeve Gilmore (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from £16.26! first editions
25	The Titus books : Titus Groan, Gormenghast, Titus alone by Mervyn Peake add to wishlist see all copies from £1.24! first editions

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