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First published in the UK by Constable, an imprint of Constable & Robinson Ltd., 2011
Copyright © Clare Penate 2011
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Excerpt from Mervyn Peake by John Watney (Michael Joseph, 1976) reprinted by permission of Marcus Watney
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Excerpt from 1945: The Dawn Came Up Like Thunder by Tom Pocock (Collins, 1983) reprinted by permission of Penny Pocock
Excerpt from Introduction to Mervyn Peake: The Man and his Art (ed. G. Peter-Winnington) (Peter Owen, 2006) by Michael Moorcock reprinted by permission of Michael Moorcock
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ISBN: 978–1–84901–747–3