Lost in the frozen Polar wastes, an explorer huddles in his shelter, typing with freezing fingers, the story of his lonely, extraordinary exploits, preparing to send the story to a nephew he has never seen. With his only companion the tortoise-like mutant Jackson, Uncle has gone in search of his destiny: the awesome and mysterious White Lion.

 

There are 125 pages in this book. This book was published 2001 by Methuen Publishing Ltd .

Mervyn Peake (1911 - 1968) was one of the most important British novelists of the late twentieth century. Although best known for his Gormenghast trilogy, he was also widely admired for his work as an artist and illustrator, including his work on Grimm's Household Tales, which was republished by the British Library in 2012.