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A Book of Nonsense - The Centenary Edition (Peter Owen Modern Classic)

A Book of Nonsense - The Centenary Edition (Peter Owen Modern Classic)

by Benjamin Zephaniah (Author), Mervyn Peake (Author), SebastianPeake (Author)

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    Paperback 2011

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    Paperback 1974

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Synopsis

From the macabre to the brilliantly off-beat, Peake's nonsense verse can be enjoyed by young and old alike. This collection of writings and drawings has been selected by his widow, Maeve Gilmore, and it introduces a whole gallery of characters.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 224
 Edition: Third
 Publisher: Peter Owen Ltd
Published: 30 Jun 2011
ISBN 10: 0720613612
ISBN 13: 9780720613612

Media Reviews
Peake deserves a place among the eccentrics of the English tradition alongside Sterne, Blake, Lear, Carroll and Belloc. --Times Literary Supplement
He can try on the strangest clothes without losing his own strange identity . . . a genuinely haunted imagination which stamps everything he wrote or drew. --Guardian
Author Bio
Mervyn Peake (1911-1968) was an English modernist writer, artist, poet, and illustrator who is best known for his pioneering Gormenghast series, which have become classics in the literary fantasy genre. He was also a noted illustrator of classic children's books including Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Treasure Island.