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Captain Slaughterboard Drops Anchor

Captain Slaughterboard Drops Anchor

by Mervyn Peake (Author)

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    Hardcover 2001

    $11.85
Synopsis

Captain Slaughterboard is the most ferocious and wicked pirate you could ever imagine. He likes nothing better than cutting people up with his cutlass or making them walk the plank. Then one day, on a remote island, he spies a strange Yellow Creature - and from that time on, he's a changed man. How he loves the Yellow Creature! They become the best of friends, always together, sailing the oceans. But will Captain Slaughterboard ever drop anchor for good? First published over sixty years ago, this swashbuckling pirate fantasy by the author and illustrator of the classic Titus Groan trilogy has been newly designed in this delightful picture book edition.

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More Information

Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 48
 Edition: New edition
 Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
Published: 08 Oct 2001
ISBN 10: 0744581222
ISBN 13: 9780744581225
Children’s book age: 5-7 Years

Media Reviews
One of three outstanding books of 1939... perhaps most eccentric of all [is] Mervyn Peake's Captain Slaughterboard Drops Anchor. Peter Hunt, Children's Literature: An Illustrated History.
Author Bio
Mervyn Peake (1911-1968) is widely known and admired in this country and overseas for his work. He wrote poetry and plays, was a painter and illustrator and designed theatrical costumes. His best-known books for adults are the Titus Groan trilogy, recently turned into the major BBC television serial Gormenghast. Besides his own books, he illustrated memorable editions of such classics as The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass.