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The Gormenghast Trilogy 1: Titus Groan Mervyn Peake
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Rich language, amazing grotesques and a villain like none I'd ever encountered and I was hooked. Titus Groan: Book 1 of the Gormanghast Trilogy, Mervyn Peake. PEAKE, M.: Gormenghast Trilogy and Titus Awakes (The). I borrowed a large book from the library today: “The Gormenghast Trilogy” by Mervyn Peake. The reason why it is so fat is because it is all three books of the trilogy in one. Of those five, 2 are part of Mervyn Peake's Gormenghast trilogy. I was drawn to these books as a teen by the cover of the 1986 Methuen edition of Titus Groan . Along with Titus Alone, these books, known to many as The Titus Books or The Gormenghast Trilogy, describe the dark, enclosed world that centers in the monumental Gormenghast Castle. The Gormenghast trilogy was one of the most unusual cult cycles of the 20th-century. The illustration by Peter Harding is obviously quite excellent:. I've re-read the trilogy, Gormenghast, Titus Groan and Titus Alone, every few years and joy of joy my children love them too. This year marks the 60th anniversary of the publishing of the first part of Mervyn Peake's Gothic trilogy.