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Crocodiles, from A Book of Nonsense (1974), p. 42* Manimal, from Peake Studies, vol. 12, no. 2 (April 2011), p. 4 205 Figure of Speech 206 Figure of Speech 206 Dog-man (1), from Mervyn Peake: A Personal Memoir (1984), p. 120 Footfruit and dog under the sun, from A Book of Nonsense (1974), p. 82* Manuscript page from New Worlds, no. 187 (February 1969), p. 43 Watching Footfruit, from A Book of Nonsense (1974), p. 83* 213 Footfruit climbing hill, from A Book of Nonsense (1974), p. 83* 213 Footfruit’s boots spout water, from A Book of Nonsense (1974), p. 84* Footfruit with his ears like wormcasts, from A Book of Nonsense (1974), p. 85* Jackpot laughs like a drain, from A Book of Nonsense (1974), p. 85* Dog-Man (2) (not previously published) Jackpot laughs at Footfruit, from New Worlds, no. 187 (February 1969), p. 42* Jackpot, from New Worlds, no. 187 (February 1969), p. 43* 218 Figure of Speech 219 Noah and cock (not previously published) from the MS of Peake’s play Noah’s Ark 203 208 211 212 214 215 215 217 217 220 * Apart from the Rhymes without Reason series (pp. 76–106), only the asterisked drawings were specifically made to accompany nonsense poems. All the others have been chosen by various editors over the years. xii
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Acknowledgements For help in preparing this book, the editors would like to thank the following: Sebastian Peake, for making the project possible, for giving encouragement at each stage of its development, and for paying Rob Maslen’s travel costs for his first trip to Sotheby’s; Clare and Fabian Peake for answering queries; Alison Eldred, for finding and scanning dozens of images – so many, indeed, that we haven’t been able to use them all; Professor Michael Schmidt, OBE, whose enthusiasm has meant that all Peake’s poems will be in print by the end of his centenary year; Judith Willson of Carcanet, the friendliest and most efficient editor imaginable; Peter Selley, Senior Director at Sotheby’s, for allowing us to consult the Peake archive at Sotheby’s office in Bond Street, and Philip Errington, the Masefield expert and Deputy Director at Sotheby’s, for his interest and advice; Rachel Foss and Zoë Wilcox, respectively Curator and Cataloguer of Modern Literary Manuscripts at the British Library, for providing information on the new Peake archive; Pete Bellotte, for sending us transcriptions of interviews he recorded in the 1980s; Jim Boyd, for giving us access to the ‘Railway Ditties’ inscribed by Peake in his copy of Titus Groan, and Madeleine Boyd for scanning them for us; the University of Glasgow, for granting Rob Maslen the research leave during part of which he worked on his share of this edition; Kirsty, Bethany and Grace Maslen, for putting up with all his nonsense as he did so. R.W. Maslen G. Peter Winnington 2011 xiii

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Crocodiles, from A Book of Nonsense (1974), p. 42*

Manimal, from Peake Studies, vol. 12, no. 2 (April 2011), p. 4 205 Figure of Speech 206 Figure of Speech 206 Dog-man (1), from Mervyn Peake: A Personal Memoir (1984),

p. 120

Footfruit and dog under the sun, from A Book of Nonsense

(1974), p. 82*

Manuscript page from New Worlds, no. 187 (February 1969),

p. 43

Watching Footfruit, from A Book of Nonsense (1974), p. 83* 213 Footfruit climbing hill, from A Book of Nonsense (1974), p. 83* 213 Footfruit’s boots spout water, from A Book of Nonsense (1974),

p. 84*

Footfruit with his ears like wormcasts, from A Book of

Nonsense (1974), p. 85*

Jackpot laughs like a drain, from A Book of Nonsense (1974),

p. 85*

Dog-Man (2) (not previously published)

Jackpot laughs at Footfruit, from New Worlds, no. 187

(February 1969), p. 42*

Jackpot, from New Worlds, no. 187 (February 1969), p. 43* 218 Figure of Speech 219 Noah and cock (not previously published) from the MS of

Peake’s play Noah’s Ark

203

208

211

212

214

215

215

217

217

220

* Apart from the Rhymes without Reason series (pp. 76–106), only the asterisked drawings were specifically made to accompany nonsense poems. All the others have been chosen by various editors over the years.

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