The Gormenghast Novels (Titus Groan / Gormenghast / Titus Alone)

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UPC:
9780879516284
Binding:
Paperback
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Publication Date:
12/1/1995
Release Date:
12/1/1995
Author:
Mervyn Peake
Language:
english
Edition:
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The trilogy of novels -Titus Groan,GormenghastandTitus Alone- comprising Peake's classic fantasy and basis of a major PBS miniseries.

The trilogy of novels -Titus Groan,GormenghastandTitus Alone- comprising Peake's classic fantasy and basis of a major PBS miniseries. A doomed lord, a scheming underling, an ancient royal family plagued by madness and intrigue - these are the denizens of ancient, sprawling, tumbledown Gormenghast Castle. Within its vast halls and serpentine corridors, the members of the Groan dynasty and their master Lord Sepulchrave grow increasingly out of touch with a changing world as they pass their days in unending devotion to meaningless rituals and arcane traditions. Meanwhile, an ambitious kitchen boy named Steerpike rises by devious means to the post of Master of the Ritual while he maneuvers to bring down the Groans. Breathtaking in its power and drenched in dark atmosphere, humor and intrigue,The Gormenghast Novelsis a classic, one of the great works of 20th century British literature.