Titus Groan
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4.0 • 4 Ratings
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Publisher Description
'A gorgeous volcanic eruption... A work of extraordinary imagination' New Yorker
Welcome to the world of Gormenghast, the classic fantasy series from the imagination of Mervyn Peake
BOOK ONE OF THE GORMENGHAST TRILOGY
As the first novel opens, Titus, heir to Lord Sepulchrave, has just been born: he stands to inherit the miles of rambling stone and mortar that stand for Gormenghast Castle. Inside, all events are predetermined by a complex ritual, lost in history, understood only by Sourdust, Lord of the Library. There are tears and strange laughter; fierce births and deaths beneath umbrageous ceilings; dreams and violence and disenchantment contained within a labyrinth of stone.
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In this illustrated Gothic trilogy, a young heir matures within the confines of bleak Gormenghast castle. Volume three includes 12 critical essays and Peake's unfinished Titus Awakes .
Customer Reviews
V. Lacey
This is an inferior edition to the Penguin edition of 1968, I feel. It has misprints and punctuation errors.
The book itself is fantastic and a great example of classic British writing of the mid 20th century. If you like Dickens, Zola and Tolkien, you'll love it.