Proper noun
Peake (plural Peakes)
A surname.
Mervyn Peake is a finer poet than Edgar Allan Poe, and he is therefore able to maintain his world of fantasy brilliantly through three novels. It (Gormenghast trilogy) is a very, very great work ... a classic of our age. Mervyn Peake
A 2003 study published in JAMA Neurology diagnosed Peake as dying from dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB). citation His work, especially the Gormenghast series, became much better known and more widely appreciated after his death. Source: Internet
As recounted by Clare Peake on the BBC Radio 4 Midweek programme, 22 June 2011. Source: Internet
Eight of the actors – Monica Dolan, Tamsin Greig, Lesley Manville, Lucian Msamati, Maxine Peake, Rochenda Sandall, Kristin Scott Thomas and Imelda Staunton – will reprise their roles from the series, on The Bridge stage. Source: Internet
British astronaut Tim Peake returns to Earth after a six-month mission on the ISS. Source: Internet
He said he has "nothing but confidence" in Health Department Secretary Kym Peake, despite revelations she failed to brief Ms Mikakos on crucial elements of the quarantine program and key concerns raised by health experts. Source: Internet