Titus Alone
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Titus Alone by Mervyn Peake
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.
[The Gormenghast Trilogy] is one of the most important works of the imagination to come out of the age that also produced The Four Quartets, The Unquiet Grave, Brideshead Revisited, The Loved One, Animal Farm and 1984* Anthony Burgess *
A master of the macabre and a traveller through the deeper and darker chasms of the imagination * The Times *
Peake's books are actual additions to life; they give, like certain rare dreams, sensations we never had before
A master of the macabre and a traveller through the deeper and darker chasms of the imagination * The Times *
Peake's books are actual additions to life; they give, like certain rare dreams, sensations we never had before
Mervyn Peake was born in 1911. He is perhaps most famous for the 'Gormenghast' trilogy which were published between 1946 and 1959 - Titus Groan, Gormenghast and Titus Alone. He has also written a book for children, Captain Slaughterboard Drops Anchor, several volumes of poetry and was a gifted book illustrator. He died in 1968.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780749394875 |
| ISBN 10 | 0749394870 |
| Title | Titus Alone |
| Author | Mervyn Peake |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 1998-02-05 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
| Prizes | Runner-up for The BBC Big Read Top 100 2003 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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