Gothic & Haunted Houses
by Mervyn Peake · Gormenghast series
The birth of Titus Groan, heir to the crumbling, ritual-bound castle of Gormenghast, sets off a Gothic epic of baroque grandeur. Meanwhile, the cunning servant Steerpike begins his ruthless climb to power through the castle's labyrinthine corridors and arcane traditions. Peake's prose is dense, theatrical, and utterly singular.
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