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Gormenghast (/ ˈ ɡ ɔːr m ə n ɡ ɑː s t /) is a fantasy series by British author Mervyn Peake, about the inhabitants of Castle Gormenghast, a sprawling, decaying, Gothic structure. Originally conceived as a single on-going novel, the series was ended by Peake's death and comprises three novels: Titus Groan (1946), Gormenghast (1950) and ...
Gormenghast: With Warren Mitchell, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Celia Imrie, John Sessions. A villain threatens the rise of a new earl in an ancient kingdom.
A doomed lord, an emergent hero, and a dazzling array of bizarre creatures inhabit the magical world of the Gormenghast novels which, along with Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, reign as one of the undisputed fantasy classics of all time.
Gormenghast / ˈ ɡ ɔː m ən ˌ ɡ ɑː s t / is a fantasy novel by British writer Mervyn Peake, the second in his Gormenghast series. It is the story of Titus Groan, 77th Earl of Groan and Lord of Gormenghast Castle, from age 7 to 17.
Dec 1, 1995 · The Gormenghast Novels (Titus Groan / Gormenghast / Titus Alone) Paperback – December 1, 1995. A doomed lord, an emergent hero, an array of bizarre creatures, and an ancient royal family plagued by madness and intrigue—these are the denizens of ancient, sprawling, tumbledown Gormenghast Castle.
The Gormenghast Novels. by Mervyn Peake. 4.02 · 9,579 Ratings · 744 Reviews · published 1959 · 53 editions. A doomed lord, an emergent hero, and a dazzling ar…. Want to Read. Rate it: Mervyn Peake had intended to tell the story of Titus Groan over his lifetime, from his birth to his death.
Gormenghast is a four-episode television series based on the first two novels of the Gothic fantasy Gormenghast series by Mervyn Peake. It was produced and broadcast by the BBC. First broadcast in June 2000, the series was designed for an early evening time-slot in much the same vein as the earlier adaptations of The Chronicles of Narnia.
The Official Gormenghast website brings you: news and events from the world of Mervyn Peake, extracts from the books and the story behind the creation of Gormenghast.
Gormenghast was published in 1950 and won the 1950 Royal Society of Literature award (and the 1951 Heinemann Award for Literature along with Peake's collection of poetry, The Glassblowers ...
Gormenghast is the second volume in Mervyn Peake’s widely acclaimed trilogy, but it is much more than a sequel to Titus Groan—it is an enrichment and deepening of that book. The Gormenghast Trilogy ranks as one of the twentieth century’s most remarkable feats of imaginative writing.