Mervyn Peake (1911-1968) was a prolific and astonishingly original writer and artist, who touched at one time or another on almost every literary form. Peake繒s Progress is a selection,
compiled by his widow, Maeve Gilmore, from every period of his work as a writer and draughtsman. It contains a remarkable work from childhood. �The White Chief of the �Umzimbooboo Kaffirs,繒 the
early �Mr. Slaughterboard,繒 which foreshadows the Titus books, two plays, �the Wit to Woo繒 and �Noah繒s Ark,繒 a broadcast version of �Mr. Pye,繒 and a generous selection of Peake繒s short stories,
poems and nonsense verses as well as his drawings. Including a new preface written by Mervyn Peake繒s son, Sebastian, this edition of Peake繒s Progress is published to coincide with the centenary
of Peake繒s birth.
