Lost in the frozen polar wastes, an explorer huddles in his shelter, typing, with frozen fingers, the story of his lonely, extraordinary exploits, preparing to send the story to the nephew he has never seen. With his only companion, the tortoise-like mutant Jackson, the Uncle has gone in search of his ambition and his destiny: the awesome and mysterious White Lion. Illustrated on every page with stunning, beautiful, eerie original drawings, "Letters from a Lost Uncle" is the product of a unique imagination and a distillation of all that is most powerful in the strange genius of Mervyn Peake. Painstakingly re-originated from Peake's original artwork and typescript, this edition celebrates the centenary of Mervyn Peake's birth in 2011 and is re-issued alongside Peake's illustrated edition of Lewis Carroll's "The Hunting of the Snark" (Methuen ISBN 978 0413 777140).
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- Year Published:
- 2012
- Country of Publication:
- United Kingdom
- Format:
- Hardback
- ISBN:
- 9780413777133
- Number of Pages:
- 128
- Publication Date:
- 22/03/2012
- Publisher:
- Methuen Publishing Ltd
- Authors:
- Peake, Mervyn
- Illustrations Note:
- illustrations
- Publication Date:
- 22/03/2012
- Place of Publication:
- London
- SKU:
- 9780413777133