Boy in Darkness

1956 novella by Mervyn Peake
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Boy in Darkness

Summary

Boy in Darkness is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Boy in Darkness authored Mervyn Peake[3].
  • Boy in Darkness's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • Boy in Darkness's illustrator is recorded as P. J. Lynch[5].
  • Boy in Darkness's publisher is recorded as Eyre & Spottiswoode[6].
  • Boy in Darkness's publisher is recorded as Hodder & Stoughton[7].
  • Boy in Darkness's genre is recorded as horror literature[8].
  • Boy in Darkness's followed by is recorded as Titus Alone[9].
  • Boy in Darkness's part of the series is recorded as Gormenghast trilogy[10].
  • Boy in Darkness's language of work or name is recorded as English[11].
  • Boy in Darkness's publication date is recorded as +1956-00-00T00:00:00Z[12].
  • Boy in Darkness's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04wpmc[13].
  • Boy in Darkness's Open Library ID is recorded as OL7920184W[14].
  • Boy in Darkness's has edition or translation is recorded as Boy in Darkness[15].
  • Boy in Darkness's LibraryThing work ID is recorded as 148597[16].
  • Boy in Darkness's title is recorded as Boy in Darkness[17].
  • Boy in Darkness's OCLC work ID is recorded as 5277823[18].
  • Boy in Darkness's FantLab work ID is recorded as 24186[19].
  • Boy in Darkness's form of creative work is recorded as novella[20].
  • Boy in Darkness's form of creative work is recorded as novel[21].
  • Boy in Darkness's Goodreads work ID is recorded as 18867514[22].

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Works and Contributions

Boy in Darkness authored Mervyn Peake[3].

Why It Matters

Boy in Darkness ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26 views/month).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Goodreads. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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