Mr. Pye
by Peake, Mervyn
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- Hardcover
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- Condition
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Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, United States
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"...One fair summer's day, dapper and smiling, equipped with luggage sufficient for a longish stay, Mr. Pye steps from the Guernsey steamer on to the rocky soil of Sark. Mr. Pye, 'the man who follows the flights of his own soul: the man of private faith: the perfectionist: the sleuth of glory,' has arrived. His purpose is crusade and conversion; his target, the island's total population. With Miss Dredger conquered and Miss George convinced, the ground plans are laid and Mr. Pye's spiritual campaign is officially launched with the midnight picnic at Derrible. But, at the moment of universal revelation, the glory of the Great Pal is manifest to Mr. Pye alone, and in a form scarcely suitable to the eyes of earthbound humanity."
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Synopsis
Mervyn Peake was born in 1911. He is perhaps most famous for the 'Gormenghast' trilogy which were published between 1946 and 1959 - Titus Groan, Gormenghast and Titus Alone . He has also written a book for children, Captain Slaughterboard Drops Anchor and several volumes of poetry. He was also a gifted book illustrator. He died in 1968.
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- Nooks Of Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 304-4179
- Title
- Mr. Pye
- Author
- Peake, Mervyn
- Illustrator
- Peake, Mervyn
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Heinemann
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1953
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- MERVYN PEAKE MR PYE FIRST EDITIONS LITERATURE FICTION FANTASY BRITISH AUTHORS ENGLAND SARK GORMENGHAST COLLECTIBLE BOOKS NOVELS
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- Sci-Fi/Fantasy; Literature & Fiction, World;
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