Mr Pye is a 1953 novel by English novelist Mervyn Peake, first published by Heinemann. Mr. Pye travels to the Channel Island of Sark to awaken a love of God in all the islanders. His landlady on the island, Miss Dredger, quickly becomes a devout follower of his teachings, and even agrees to allow the person she hates the most, Miss George, to stay in her house. As Pye does good works, he gradually feels a stinging feeling on his back. On further investigation, he discovers that he has started to grow angel's wings, and after consulting with a Harley Street doctor, he concludes that the best thing to do is to stop doing good deeds, and instead does bad deeds. He engages in some deliberately malicious acts, and after a time this results in him growing horns on his forehead.
Adaptations (1)
Mr Pye was adapted into a 1986 television series.