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Mervyn Peake

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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 George in her purple busby to the wanton, raven-haired Tintagieu, 'five …

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Lettere dal Polo Nord è un romanzo per ragazzi in forma epistolare scritto ed illustrato da Mervyn Peake. Originariamente pubblicato nel 1948, il romanzo è uscito in Italia per la prima volta nel 2003, pubblicato da Arnoldo Mondadori Editore insieme al racconto illustrato Capitan Scannatutti. Il libro è stato ottenuto …

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"In a world bound by iron laws and dead rituals, two young men are struggling to make their way: Steerpike, the renegade kitchen-boy who seduces and murders his way up the social ladder, and Titus Groan, heir to Gormenghast, who comes to threaten its very existence." John Constable 'pulled off the impossible' (The …

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