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Readers around the world continue to mourn the 1995 death of a beloved literary icon, but this rich and varied collection of Robertson Davies's writings on the world of books and the miracle of language captures his inimitable voice and sustains his presence among us. Coming almost entirely... read more
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ROBERTSON DAVIES' INTERESTING account of a lifetime's encounter with books - ranging in sophistication from The Little Red Hen to Ulysses - encompasses his philosophy of reading before moving on to the provocative assertion that "we who are committed readers may appear to choose our books, but in an equally true sense our books choose us.'
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- Robertson Davies (Author)
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