Book description
Equipped with love, Mr Harold Pye lands on the island of Sark, his
mission to convert the islanders into a crusading force for the
undiluted goodness that he feels within. The extraordinary inhabitants
of the island range fromthe formidable Miss George in her purple busby
to the wanton, raven-haired Tintagieu, 'five foot three inches of sex'.
Mr Pye, however, is prone to excess and in the increasingly personalised
struggle between good and evil, excess is very nearly his downfall.
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.
