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"Read by Sebastian and Fabian Peake, the author's sons, each piece is a little gem, showing not only the author's prodigious and unflagging imagination, but also an artist's approach to language. From the strange, Carrollian backwardness of 'The Weird Journey' where the narrator falls 'fast awake' and drifts into a peculiar travelogue, to the splendidly deprecating 'I Bought a Palm-Tree' we hear a writer at the peak of his powers. . . . This recording is a delightful and poignant homage to the writer and his work that will appeal to more listeners than just aficionados./div>--Elizabeth Bentley "Good Reading "
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Mervyn Peake (1911-1968) the immensely talented writer, artist, poet and playwright,is best-known for his gothic masterpiece, the Gormenghast trilogy, and his stunning illustrations for Alice in Wonderland and Alice through the Looking Glass. He was a prolific and astonishingly original writer, who touched at one time or another on almost every literary form. Peake's Progress is a selection, compiled by his widow, Maeve Gilmore, from every period of his work as writer and draughtsman. It contains a remarkable work from childhood, 'The White Chief of the Umzimbooboo Kaffirs', the early 'Mr. Slaughterboard', which foreshadows the 'Titus' books, two plays, 'The Wit to Woo' and 'Noah's Ark', a broadcast version of 'Mr Pye', and a generous selection from Peake's short stories, poems and nonsense verses as well as from his drawings. Including a new introduction written by Mervyn Peake's son, Sebastian, this edition of Peake's Progress is published to coincide with the centenary of Peake's birth, and to mark the British Library's acquisition of Peake's archives.
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IT was in the year of 1912 when two people were seated at a table, they were Dr and Mrs Silver. Read the first page
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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book should be read by everyone, not just those who are fans of Peake's work. It is a mixture of the fabulous and the farcical, and is a very entertaining read. His art is stunning and leads the reader to wonder why he did not receive more recognition. The artist, claims Peake, needs to find his own language, and Peake's language is the language of a visionary, brilliantly vivid.
6 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Just the greatest collection of Peake's other writings. (And the Gormenghast Trilogy is a long way from being all he ever did). Such a shame that only 2nd hand copies are currently available.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
My literary holy grail
12 Jun 2002
Format:Paperback
I had tried to get this book ever since I read the Gormenghast books a few years back, but was informed it was unavailable. Imagine my surprise when it shows up on Amazon as available. I bought it as part of a deal with Captain Slaughterboard Drops Anchor. Had a slight twinge of anxeity when Slaughterboard showed up by itself, but Progress showed up about a week and a half later. Talk about worth the wait. Short stories, plays, illustrations, poems, Peake's Progress is a great collection of major work and oddities that showcases this amazing talent. My personal highlights are the Titus Groan in all but name story "Boy in Darkness" and his full length play "The Wit to Woo". If you are a Peake fan, you should have this, if not, why aren't you?
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
let the author speak
1 Mar 2005
Format:Hardcover
I need say no more - this alone is worth the book:
THE VASTEST THINGS ARE THOSE WE MAY NOT LEARN
The vastest things are those we may not learn.
We are not taught to die, nor to be born,
Nor how to burn
With love.
How pitiful is our enforced return
To those small things we are the masters of.
THE VASTEST THINGS ARE THOSE WE MAY NOT LEARN
The vastest things are those we may not learn.
We are not taught to die, nor to be born,
Nor how to burn
With love.
How pitiful is our enforced return
To those small things we are the masters of.
8 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Wonderful Peake!
25 Feb 2000
Format:Paperback
This book contains all of the great moments of Mervyn Peake, save the Gormenghast books. His poetry is excellent, his short stories are great, and his art is just cool.
If you are a Peake fan, you must buy this book.
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