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A special anniversary edition to celebrate a swashbuckling fantasy that remains as contemporary today as it did 70 years ago.
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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 best of friends, always together, sailing the oceans. But will Captain Slaughterboard ever drop anchor for good? From the cult novelist Mervyn Peake, with a new introduction by his son, Fabian.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I am honored to review this book, first seen when I was an exchange student in England in 1974. I am pleased that it is being re-issued; it is a treasure. Peake's verbal and visual wit are fused in this work, a children's book that was clearly written as much for his own enjoyment as for any children whom one might share it with. The eponymous Captain is as bloodthirsty a buccaneer as any child might wish to emulate, and his crusty crew as colorful as any pirate ship worth its salt could hope to have. His quest is an esthetic one, for an elusive, beautiful beast (that's Peake all over). One is tempted to read too much into the story; but still, an adult may appreciate it on several levels without losing the joy that a child might feel on first seeing it, in all its baroque glory.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This book is brilliant! The illustrations are imaginative and engaging for children and adults alike.
A must have for all fans of Peake's illustrations with a story full of wonderfull characters brought to life through the pictures.
A must have for all fans of Peake's illustrations with a story full of wonderfull characters brought to life through the pictures.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Mervyn Peake, that romantic renaissane man, never found much money in life. If you're looking at this book it's hoighly likely you'll have read Gormenghast, and be warned before you buy this, this is a book for the people who love Peakes imagination, and his strange drawing style. Every wannabe illustrator should have this book. If you're after the lushness and complexity of Gormenghast, you wont find it here, if youre after a great story with womnderful illustartions; a kids book that deserves to be ranked alongside the best, you've got to have this book.
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fantastic
Gave this to my just-under-4 year old for Christmas and he *loves* it. He hasn't found it scary (and he's not particularly hardy on the scary stakes). Read more
Published 10 months ago by bemmi
Just a so so book
I have been trying to get hold of this for ages so maybe my expectations were too high. It is not that it is bad, the story and illustrations are good but nothing particularly... Read more
Published 24 months ago by P. Davis
Mervyn Peake's debut
Simple, but obssesively detailed, graphic fairy tale about a pirate captain's
unexpected desire for - and pacification by - a sexually ambiguous 'Yellow Creature. Read more
unexpected desire for - and pacification by - a sexually ambiguous 'Yellow Creature. Read more
Published on 16 April 2010 by Jack Lawrence
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