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Fifth BusinessRobertson Davies

Fifth Business

by Robertson Davies

A Voice from the Attic: Essays on the Art of ReadingRobertson Davies

A Voice from the Attic: Essays on the Art of Reading

by Robertson Davies

The Rebel Angels (Cornish Trilogy)

Frederick Davidson reads this multi-layered book with more or less success. On one level, Davies's novel is "about" four academics: Maria Theotoky, the brilliant, beautiful graduate student; her adviser, the ascetic Dr. Hollier; Simon Darcourt, the bon vivant priest; and Parlabane, once an outstanding scholar, now sycophant to his former classmates. Then there is the basic plot theme: Who will end up with the... (more)

The Lyre of Orpheus (Cornish Trilogy)

by Robertson Davies

Davies triumphantly concludes the trilogy begun with The Rebel Angels. The Cornish Foundation is thriving under the tutelage of Arthur Cornish, art expert, collector, connoisseur, and notable eccentric.

The Enthusiasms of Robertson Davies

by Robertson Davies

First published in the U.S. last year, this updated collection contains the best of Robertson Davies' newspaper and magazine articles written over the past 50 years. "Each piece is entertaining and enlightening. . . ."--Publishers Weekly.

A Mixture of Frailties (Salterton Trilogy)

A Mixture of Frailties (Salterton Trilogy)

by Robertson Davies

"A Mixture of Frailties", the third volume of Robertson Davies "Salterton" Trilogy, is his first extended engagement with one of the great neuroses of Canadian culture: Canada's artistic relationship to Europe, and particularly to Britain. Davies begins his story with the funeral of Louisa Bridgetower, the Salterton matron whose imposing presence ranges throughout the earlier volumes of the "Salterton" Trilogy.... (more)

Salterton TrilogyRobertson Davies

Salterton Trilogy

by Robertson Davies

The Table Talk of Samuel MarchbanksRobertson Davies

The Table Talk of Samuel Marchbanks

by Robertson Davies

Samuel Marchbanks' AlmanackRobertson DAVIES

Samuel Marchbanks' Almanack

by Robertson DAVIES

Tempest-tost

by Robertson Davies

No other Canadian novelist is lauded and read as widely outside his homeland as Robertson Davies. His characters fascinate, and his gentle, graceful style makes no demands on the reader. His civilized prose should read well aloud-indeed, Davidson helps one hear its strengths. He provides an intelligent, expressive, well-paced rendering of the narrative about a Canadian university professor, as well as vivid... (more)

HIGH SPIRITS A COLLECTION OF GHOST STORIES

The diary of Samuel Marchbanks;

by Robertson Davies

Peckertracks: A Chronicle

by Stan Dragland

Journeys Through Bookland and Other PassagesStan Dragland

Journeys Through Bookland and Other Passages

by Stan Dragland

The Wabeno Feast

by Wayland Drew

When an environmental disaster destroys Toronto, four childhood friends are forced to abandon their urban middle-class lives and choose the extremes by which they will survive. One man, Paul Henry, returns to the northern Ontario land of his youth, seeking to escape and endure deep within the wilderness, away from all contact with others. Paul's quest is an echo of the journey of another man, Drummond MacKay, an... (more)

Manticore 1ST EditionDaviesRobertson