Mervyn (Laurence) PEAKE

Sex : Male

Nationality: UK

Born : 1911 Jul 9
            Kuling, Jiangxi, China

Lived : Paddington, London, England;
             South Kensington, London, England (final)

Died :   1968 Nov 17
             Clifton Hampden, Oxfordshire, England
aged :   57
More info can be found online at:
English-language Wikipedia
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More info can be found offline at:
Who Was Who, vol 6
Contemporary Authors, vol 5-8R
Dictionary of British Book Illustrators - The 20th Century, by Brigid Peppin & Lucy Micklethwait [1983]
Dictionary of British Cartooists and Caricaturists, 1730-1980, by Mark Bryant & Simon Heneage [1994]
A History of Children's Book Illustration, by J I Whalley & T R Chester [1988]
The Dictionary of 20th Century British Book Illustrators, by Alan Horne [1994]
Illustrators of Children's Books, 1946-1956, by R H Viguers, M Dalphin & B M Miller [1958]
Illustrators of Children's Books, 1967-1976, by L Kingman [1978]
Obituary in (Encyclopaedia) Britannica Book of the Year 1969 [1969]
Obituary in The Times, 1968 Nov 19
Obituary in The New York Times, 1968 Nov 19
English Poetry of the Second World War, by Catherine W Reilly [1986]
Something about the Author, vol 23
Grant of Probate in England & Wales

This person is/was also an illustrator

             Book Titles              InfoDate(s)Read Online
Shapes And SoundsEnglish
poetry
1941 
Rhymes Without ReasonEnglish
poetry
1944 
Captain Slaughterboard Drops AnchorEnglish
1945 
The Craft Of The Lead PencilEnglish
1946 
Titus GroanEnglish
fiction
1946 
Letters From A Lost UncleEnglish
1948 
The GlassblowersEnglish
poetry
1950 
GormenghastEnglish
fiction
1950 
Mr PyeEnglish
1953 
The Wit To WooEnglish
drama
1957 
Titus AloneEnglish
fiction
1959 
The Rhyme Of The Flying BombEnglish
poetry
1962 
A Reverie Of Bone, And Other PoemsEnglish
poetry
1967 
Selected PoemsEnglish
poetry
1972 
Peake's Progress
[edited by Maeve GILMORE]
English
1978 
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