Peake, MervynPeake, Mer‧vyn /piːk, ˈmɜːvɪn $ ˈmɜːr-/(1911–68) a British writer and illustrator (=someone who draws pictures for books), who is known for his novels titus groan,gormenghast, and Titus Alone, which describe the strange imaginary world of Gormenghast castle