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<b>The Back of the Book</b> Titus Groan, heir to Lord Sepulchrave, has just been born. A Groan of the strict lineage, Titus the seventy-seventh, he will inherit the miles of rambling stone and mortar that form Gormenghast Castle, and its surrounding kingdom. His world will be predetermined by complex ritual, the origins of which are lost in time; it will be peopled by the dark characters who inhabit the half lit corridors. Lord Sepulchrave, a figment of melancholy, and his red-haired Countess; Swelter the chef and his bony enemy Flay; Prunesquallor, castle physician, and his etiolated sister, Irma; Steerpike, the Machiavellian youth. Dreamlike, lush and fantastic, Mervyn Peake's brilliant novel - the first in the Gormenghast trilogy, followed by Gormenghast and Titus Alone - is an unequally imaginative achievement. * * * If interested please PM laura0141 stating location, shipping preference and the name of the book (I run a lot of rings). If no preference is given I will assume you can ship internationally by surface/economy mail. -- Currently reading: The Reading Group by Elizabeth Noble http://plaintext.bookcrossing.com/journal/1565294 Have you told a friend today? http://bookcrossing.com/tellafriend Archives and email list settings: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BookCrossing Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BookCrossing/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BookCrossing/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
