Items related to Mr Pye
Equipped with love, Mr Harold Pye lands on the island of Sark, his mission to convert the islanders into a crusading force for the undiluted goodness that he feels within. The extraordinary inhabitants of the island range fromthe formidable Miss George in her purple busby to the wanton, raven-haired Tintagieu, 'five foot three inches of sex'. Mr Pye, however, is prone to excess and in the increasingly personalised struggle between good and evil, excess is very nearly his downfall.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
Review:
"The novel gives a clear sense of Sark as somewhere both remarkable and beautiful." (The Guardian)
"I am delighted to meet you,' trills Mr Pye to a fisherman. 'Are you, eh, you fat little porker,' the thug replies. 'B- you." (-)
"Peake has been praised, but he has also been mistrusted," observed Anthony Burgess in his introduction to Titus Groan . "His prose works are not easily classifiable: they are unique as, say, the books of Peacock or Lovecraft are unique . . . It is difficult, in postwar English writing, to get away with big rhetorical gestures. Peake manages it because, with him, grandiloquence never means diffuseness; there is no musical emptiness in the most romantic of his descriptions; he is always exact." (Anthony Burgess)
"The fable is cleverly and gracefully resolved and the final scenes are a joy to read. Peake's illustrations complement the novel very well and these, too, are examples of his charm, of his enormous illustrative range." (Washington Post)
Book Description:
"I am delighted to meet you,' trills Mr Pye to a fisherman. 'Are you, eh, you fat little porker,' the thug replies. 'B- you." (-)
"Peake has been praised, but he has also been mistrusted," observed Anthony Burgess in his introduction to Titus Groan . "His prose works are not easily classifiable: they are unique as, say, the books of Peacock or Lovecraft are unique . . . It is difficult, in postwar English writing, to get away with big rhetorical gestures. Peake manages it because, with him, grandiloquence never means diffuseness; there is no musical emptiness in the most romantic of his descriptions; he is always exact." (Anthony Burgess)
"The fable is cleverly and gracefully resolved and the final scenes are a joy to read. Peake's illustrations complement the novel very well and these, too, are examples of his charm, of his enormous illustrative range." (Washington Post)
Brimming with good cheer, Mr Pye decides to bring peace and love to Sark's 289 eccentric inhabitants. This is a charming fable about the battle bewteen good and evil.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherVintage Classics
- Publication date1999
- ISBN 10 0099283263
- ISBN 13 9780099283263
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages256
- Rating
Other Popular Editions of the Same Title
Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace
Seller Image
Mr Pye (Paperback)
Published by
Vintage Publishing, London
(1999)
ISBN 10: 0099283263
ISBN 13: 9780099283263
New
Paperback
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Brimming with good cheer, Mr Pye decides to bring peace and love to Sark's 289 eccentric inhabitants. This is a charming fable about the battle bewteen good and evil.Equipped with love, Mr Harold Pye lands on the island of Sark, his mission to convert the islanders into a crusading force for the undiluted goodness that he feels within. The extraordinary inhabitants of the island range from the formidable Miss George in her purple busby to the wanton, raven-haired Tintagieu, 'five foot three inches of sex'. Mr Pye, however, is prone to excess and in the increasingly personalised struggle between good and evil, excess is very nearly his downfall. Equipped with love, Mr Harold Pye lands on the island of Sark, his mission to convert the islanders into a crusading force for the undiluted goodness that he feels within. The extraordinary inhabitants of the island range from the formidable Miss George in her purple busby to the wanton, raven-haired Tintagieu, 'five foot three inches of sex'. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780099283263
Buy New
£ 13.69
Convert currency
Stock Image
Mr Pye
Published by
Random House 1999-12-02, London
(1999)
ISBN 10: 0099283263
ISBN 13: 9780099283263
New
paperback
Quantity: > 20
Seller:
Rating
Book Description paperback. Condition: New. Language: ENG. Seller Inventory # 9780099283263
Buy New
£ 9.99
Convert currency
Stock Image
Mr Pye
Published by
Random House
(2000)
ISBN 10: 0099283263
ISBN 13: 9780099283263
New
Softcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: New. pp. 256. Seller Inventory # 6377639
Buy New
£ 8.97
Convert currency
Seller Image
Mr Pye [Soft Cover ]
Published by
VINTAGE (RAND)
(2000)
ISBN 10: 0099283263
ISBN 13: 9780099283263
New
Soft Cover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Soft Cover. Condition: new. Seller Inventory # 9780099283263
Buy New
£ 17.35
Convert currency
Stock Image
Mr Pye
Published by
Vintage Publishing
(2000)
ISBN 10: 0099283263
ISBN 13: 9780099283263
New
Paperback / softback
Quantity: 5
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback / softback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days. Equipped with love, Mr Harold Pye lands on the island of Sark, his mission to convert the islanders into a crusading force for the undiluted goodness that he feels within. The extraordinary inhabitants of the island range fromthe formidable Miss George in her purple busby to the wanton, raven-haired Tintagieu, 'five foot three inches of sex'. Seller Inventory # B9780099283263
Buy New
£ 8.99
Convert currency
Stock Image
Mr Pye [Paperback] [Jan 01, 2000] Mervyn Peake
Published by
Vintage Classics
(2000)
ISBN 10: 0099283263
ISBN 13: 9780099283263
New
Softcover
Quantity: > 20
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: New. In eng. Seller Inventory # ria9780099283263_new
Buy New
£ 8.77
Convert currency
Stock Image
Mr Pye
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 256 pages. 7.83x5.08x0.59 inches. In Stock. Seller Inventory # __0099283263
Buy New
£ 9.18
Convert currency
Stock Image
Mr Pye
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: New. 1999. New Ed. Paperback. Equipped with love, Mr Harold Pye lands on the island of Sark, his mission to convert the islanders into a crusading force for the undiluted goodness that he feels within. The extraordinary inhabitants of the island range from the formidable Miss George in her purple busby to the wanton, raven-haired Tintagieu, 'five foot three inches of sex'. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 190. . . . . . Seller Inventory # V9780099283263
Buy New
£ 11.89
Convert currency
Stock Image
Mr Pye
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: New. 1999. New Ed. Paperback. Equipped with love, Mr Harold Pye lands on the island of Sark, his mission to convert the islanders into a crusading force for the undiluted goodness that he feels within. The extraordinary inhabitants of the island range from the formidable Miss George in her purple busby to the wanton, raven-haired Tintagieu, 'five foot three inches of sex'. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 190. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Seller Inventory # V9780099283263
Buy New
£ 14.05
Convert currency
Seller Image
Mr Pye
Published by
Vintage Classics
(2000)
ISBN 10: 0099283263
ISBN 13: 9780099283263
New
Softcover
Quantity: 5
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: New. Seller Inventory # 1375703-n
Buy New
£ 10.63
Convert currency