Carlisle, UK.- Mervyn Peake (1911 – 1968) is the best-selling author and illustrator who became internationally recognised for his Gormenghast trilogy of books, often placed alongside great imaginative works of fiction such as J R R Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings and C.S. Lewis’ The Chronicles of Narnia. 2011 is the 100th anniversary of Peake’s birth and a range of exhibitions, events, publications and broadcasts are being presented to celebrate the centenary year. On Saturday 23 July, one of the largest exhibitions ever staged of the artist’s work, “Lines of Flight: Mervyn Peake, the Illustrated Work” showed at Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery in Carlisle.