| Uncle | |
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First edition cover. |
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| Author(s) | J. P. Martin |
| Illustrator | Quentin Blake |
| Country | UK |
| Language | English |
| Series | The Uncle series |
| Publisher | Jonathan Cape |
| Publication date | 1964 |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 160 |
| Followed by | Uncle Cleans Up |
Uncle (1964) is a children's novel written by J. P. Martin, the first book of six forming the Uncle series.[1] It is named after the main character, a rich philanthropic elephant who lives in a huge fantastical castle populated by many other eccentric animals and people. It was illustrated, like the others in the series, by Quentin Blake.
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The book introduces the main characters in the series; Uncle, his helpers, including the Old Monkey, Cloutman, Gubbins and the One-Armed Badger, and his enemies, the Badfort crowd, including Beaver Hateman, Sigismund Hateman, Nailrod Hatema, Filljug Hateman, Jellytussle, Hootman and Hitmouse.
The book was reprinted in paperback in 2000 by Red Fox (ISBN 0099411415). It was reprinted in a facsimile hardback edition by the New York Review of Books in 2007 and again in 2009 (ISBN 1590172396).