Mervyn Peake / Mervyn Laurence Peake

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  • Bibliography:
    12 Books (1 Series)
  • First Book:
    January 1946
  • Latest Book:
    May 2015
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Full Series List in Order

Gormenghast

1 - Titus Groan (1946)
2 - Gormenghast (1950)
3 - Titus Alone (1959)
4 - Titus Awakes (Jul-2011)

Book List in Order: 12 titles

  • Titus Groan

    Gormenghast - 1

    First in the classic gothic trilogy. “A masterpiece . . . a moody, melancholy comedy with an underlying wit and profundity that cannot be denied.” -- SpeculictionThe basis for the 2000 BBC seriesNow in development by Showtime As t...

  • Gormenghast

    Gormenghast - 2

    A young earl’s future in a sprawling castle could be changed by a feral girl and a cunning servant in this acclaimed gothic fantasy trilogy’s second entry. Titus Groan is seven years old, lord and heir to the crumbling castle Gormenghast. A gothi...

  • Titus Alone

    Gormenghast - 3

    “A startling and unusual creation by an author who had imagination to burn and burn again . . . A feat of storytelling unmatched in wit or imagination.” -- SFF180The basis for the 2000 BBC seriesNow in development by ShowtimeAs th...

  • Boy in Darkness

  • Mr. Pye

    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 ...

  • Captain Slaughterboard Drops Anchor

  • Figures of Speech

    The eccentric talent of the legendary Mervyn Peake figures prominently in FIGURES OF SPEECH, a playful series of drawings that challenge the reader to guess what familiar saying each picture portrays.


    "We give no table of contents here, fo...

  • Boy in Darkness and Other Stories

    A must-have for fans of the Gormenghast books, this anthology constitutes a chapter in the life of Titus Groan that unfolds beyond the pages of the author's monumental trilogy. Disturbingly atmospheric, these stories are told with the force and s...

  • Peake's Progress

    Peake's Progress is a selection, compiled by his widow, Maeve Gilmore, from every period of his work as a writer and draughtsman. It contains a remarkable work from childhood, "The White Chief of the Umzimbooboo Kaffirs;" the early "Mr. Slaughterboar...



  • Titus Awakes

    Gormenghast - 4

    Mervyn Peake's Gormenghast trilogy is widely acknowledged to be, as Robertson Davies pronounced, "a classic of our age." In these extraordinary novels, Peake created a world where all is like a dream--lush, fantastical, and vivid. Yet it was incomple...

  • Ride a Cock Horse and Other Nursery Rhymes

    First published in 1940 and reissued now for the first time by the British Library, Ride a Cock Horse and Other Nursery Rhymes features classic children’s rhymes accompanied by richly imaginative drawings by the inimitable Mervyn Peake....

  • Letters from a Lost Uncle

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    Lost in the frozen polar wastes, an explorer huddles in his shelter, typing with freezing fingers the journal of his lonely, extraordinary exploits, preparing to send the story to the nephew he has never seen. With his only companion, the tortoise...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Mervyn Peake / Mervyn Laurence Peake has published 12 books.

Mervyn Peake / Mervyn Laurence Peake does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Ride a Cock Horse and Other Nursery Rhymes, was published in May 2015.

The first book by Mervyn Peake / Mervyn Laurence Peake, Titus Groan, was published in January 1946.

Yes. Mervyn Peake / Mervyn Laurence Peake has 1 series.
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