“This tower, patched unevenly with black ivy, arose like a mutilated finger from among the fists of knuckled masonry.”

— Mervyn Peake

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About Mervyn Peake

Author • British

Mervyn Laurence Peake was a renowned British writer, artist, poet, and illustrator. He is best known for his epic Gormenghast series of fantasy novels, which are celebrated for their richly imagined world and...

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