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  | | Fifth Business (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics) by Robertson Davies, Gail Godwin, -Penguin Classics- Paperback, 252 Pages, Published 2001 by Penguin Classics ISBN-13: 978-0-14-118615-3, ISBN: 0-14-118615-1 "Ramsay is a man twice born, a man who has returned from the hell of the battle-grave at Passchendaele in World War I decorated with the Victoria Cross and destined to be caught in a no man's land where memory, history, and myth collide. As Ramsay tells his story, it begins to seem that from boyhood, he has exerted a perhaps mystical, perhaps pernicious, influence on those around him. His apparently innocent involvement in such innocuous ..." |
 | | Tempest-Tost (The Salterton Trilogy) by Robertson Davies Paperback, 396 Pages, Published 2019 by Rosettabooks ISBN-13: 978-0-7953-5257-7, ISBN: 0-7953-5257-3 "Weaving a tapestry of wonderfully developed characters, smoldering rivalries, and witty satire, Robertson Davies introduces the first book in The Salterton Trilogy.An amateur production of The Tempest provides a colorful backdrop for a hilarious look at unrequited love. Mathematics teacher Hector Mackilwraith, stirred and troubled by Shakespeare’s play, falls in love with the beautiful heiress Griselda Webster. When Griselda shows she h ..." |
 | | Fortune, My Foe and Eros at Breakfast(Reprint) (Paperback) by Robertson Davies Paperback, 124 Pages, Published 1993 by Dundurn ISBN-13: 978-0-88924-241-8, ISBN: 0-88924-241-0 "by. Robertson. Davies. When Fortune, My Foe was first produced by Arthur Sutherland's International Players in Kingston, Ontario, in August, 1948, there was little that might be called professional theatre in Canada. Since the latter days of the ..." |
 | | The Cunning Man(1st Edition) by Robertson Davies Hardcover, 480 Pages, Published 1995 by Viking Adult ISBN-13: 978-0-670-85911-5, ISBN: 0-670-85911-7 " “A delight, a novel that travels 70 years of history on its own swift feet, a book of love and wisdom, loss and irony”—The Boston Sunday Globe When Father Hobbes mysteriously dies at the high alter on Good Friday, Dr. Jonathan Hullah – whose holistic work has earned him the label “Cunning Man” (for the wizard of folk tradition) – wants to know why. The physician-cum-diagnostician’s search for answers compels him to look back over his o ..." |
 | | The Cornish Trilogy The Rebel Angels; What's Bred in the Bone; The Lyre of Orpheus by Robertson Davies Paperback, 1,152 Pages, Published 1992 by Penguin Books ISBN-13: 978-0-14-015850-2, ISBN: 0-14-015850-2 "HATS B R [ 0 IN I HE B 0 N [ I H [ ( Y R [ OF 0 R P H f U S Now together in one volume- "A trilogy that stands as a ... mysticism, historical allusion, and gothic fantasy that could only be the invention of the inimitable Robertson Davies. The Rebel Angels: "A wry drama of academic pride, passion, and intrigue." — The Philadelphia Inquirer What's Bred in the Bone: "This is literary sleuthwork at its most inspired— scholarly enough ..." |
 | | Fifth Business(2nd Edition) by Robertson Davies Paperback, 273 Pages, Published 1996 by Penguin Books International Edition ISBN-13: 978-0-14-026049-6, ISBN: 0-14-026049-8 "Ramsay is a man twice born, a man who has returned from the hell of the battle-grave at Passchendaele in World War I decorated with the Victoria Cross and destined to be caught in a no man's land where memory, history, and myth collide. As Ramsay tells his story, it begins to seem that from boyhood, he has exerted a perhaps mystical, perhaps pernicious, influence on those around him. His apparently innocent involvement in such innocuous ..." |
 | | The Lyre of Orpheus(1st Edition) (Cornish Trilogy) by Robertson Davies Paperback, 480 Pages, Published 1990 by Penguin Books ISBN-13: 978-0-14-011433-1, ISBN: 0-14-011433-5 "Hailed as a literary masterpiece, Robertson Davies' The Cornish Trilogy comes to a brilliant conclusion in the bestselling Lyre of Orpheus. There is an important decision to be made. The Cornish Foundation is thriving under the directorship of Arthur Cornish when Arthur and his beguiling wife, Maria Theotoky, decide to undertake a project worthy of Francis Cornish -- connoisseur, collector, and notable eccentric -- whose vast fortune en ..." |
 | | What's Bred in the Bone(Reprint) (Cornish Trilogy) by Robertson Davies . Paperback, 448 Pages, Published 1986 by Penguin Books ISBN-13: 978-0-14-009711-5, ISBN: 0-14-009711-2 "Francis Cornish was always good at keeping secrets. From the well-hidden family secret of his childhood to his mysterious encounters with a small-town embalmer, an expert art restorer, a Bavarian countess, and various masters of espionage, the events in Francis’s life were not always what they seemed. In this wonderfully ingenious portrait of an art expert and collector of international renown, Robertson Davies has created a spellbindin ..." |
 | | The Rebel Angels (The Cornish Trilogy) by Robertson Davies Paperback, 470 Pages, Published 2019 by Rosettabooks ISBN-13: 978-0-7953-5255-3, ISBN: 0-7953-5255-7 "Davies weaves together the destinies of this remarkable cast of characters, creating a wise and witty portrait of love, murder, and scholarship at a modern university in this first book of The Cornish Trilogy.A goodhearted priest and scholar, a professor with a passion for the darker side of medieval psychology, a defrocked monk, and a rich young businessman who inherits some troublesome paintings are all helplessly beguiled by the same ..." |
 | | What's Bread in the Bone (The Cornish Trilogy) by Robertson Davies Paperback, 640 Pages, Published 2019 by Rosettabooks ISBN-13: 978-0-7953-5261-4, ISBN: 0-7953-5261-1 "Robertson Davies masterfully paints the tapestry of Francis Cornish’s life in this second book of The Cornish Trilogy.Francis Cornish was always good at keeping secrets. From the well-hidden family secret of his childhood to his mysterious encounters with a small-town embalmer, an expert art restorer, a Bavarian countess, and various masters of espionage, the events in Francis’ life were not always what they seemed.Rounding out the stor ..." |
 | | The Cornish Trilogy What's Bred in the Bone; The Rebel Angels; The Lyre of Orpheus by Robertson Davies Paperback, 1,152 Pages, Published 2011 by Penguin Books Ltd ISBN-13: 978-0-241-95261-0, ISBN: 0-241-95261-1 "The University of St John and the Holy Ghost (known affectionately as Spook) has a problem - and an opportunity. Strange, eccentric art patron and collector Francis Cornish has died and faculty members have been made executors of his complicated will. But in the realization of their duties, they find themselves drawn into Cornish's bizarre, secretive and mystical world. In this spellbinding trilogy a host of memorable characters - defro ..." |
 | | The Merry Heart(Updated) Reflections on Reading Writing, and the World of Books by Robertson Davies, Douglas Gibson Paperback, 400 Pages, Published 1998 by Penguin Books ISBN-13: 978-0-14-027586-5, ISBN: 0-14-027586-X "When Robertson Davies died late in 1995, his literary legacy included almost everything except an autobiography. Thankfully, The Merry Heart, a posthumous collection of book reviews, speeches, articles, and other occasional pieces, is the next best thing. The book was in the planning stages at the time of Davies's death. In place of the individual introductions to the pieces that he originally had intended to provide, the compilers (his ..." |
 | | The Cunning man by Robertson Davies Paperback, 400 Pages, Published 1995 by Penguin Books Ltd ISBN-13: 978-0-14-024550-9, ISBN: 0-14-024550-2 |
 | | The Salterton Trilogy Tempest-Tost Leaven of Malice a Mixture of Frailties by Robertson Davies, The Salterton Trilogy Paperback, 808 Pages, Published 1991 by Penguin Books, Inc. ISBN-13: 978-0-14-015910-3, ISBN: 0-14-015910-X "Book annotation not available for this title...Title: .The Salterton Trilogy..Author: .Davies, Robertson..Publisher: .Penguin Group USA..Publication Date: .1991/12/01..Number of Pages: .808..Binding Type: .PAPERBACK..Library of Congress: .BL 99773565" |
 | | The Rebel Angels(Updated) by Robertson Davies Paperback, 336 Pages, Published 1989 by Penguin Books Ltd ISBN-13: 978-0-14-011860-5, ISBN: 0-14-011860-8 "A goodhearted priest and scholar, a professor with a passion for the darker side of medieval psychology, a defrocked monk, and a rich young businessman who inherits some troublesome paintings are all helplessly beguiled by the same coed. Davies weaves together the destinies of this remarkable cast of characters, creating a wise and witty portrait of love, murder, and scholarship at a modern university." |
 | | The Deptford Trilogy(Reprint) by Robertson Davies Paperback, 864 Pages, Published 1987 by Penguin Books, Ltd. ISBN-13: 978-0-14-011859-9, ISBN: 0-14-011859-4 ""Who killed Boy Staunton?" This is the question that lies at the heart of Robertson Davies's elegant trilogy comprising Fifth Business, The Manticore, and World of Wonders. Indeed, Staunton's death is the central event of each of the three novels, and Rashomon-style, each circles round to view it from a different perspective. In the first book, Fifth Business, Davies introduces us to Dunstan Ramsey and his "lifelong friend and enemy, P ..." |
 | | The Deptford Trilogy Fifth Business / The Maticore / World of Wonders (A King Penguin) by Robertson Davies Paperback, 863 Pages, Published 1985 by Penguin Books ISBN-13: 978-0-14-006500-8, ISBN: 0-14-006500-8 ""Who killed Boy Staunton?" This is the question that lies at the heart of Robertson Davies's elegant trilogy comprising Fifth Business, The Manticore, and World of Wonders. Indeed, Staunton's death is the central event of each of the three novels, and Rashomon-style, each circles round to view it from a different perspective. In the first book, Fifth Business, Davies introduces us to Dunstan Ramsey and his "lifelong friend and enemy, Pe ..." |
 | | High Spirits(Reprint) A Collection of Ghost Stories by Robertson Davies Paperback, 208 Pages, Published 1983 by Penguin Books ISBN-13: 978-0-14-006505-3, ISBN: 0-14-006505-9 "This collection of "spooky" stories was written for and read at the annual gaudy night each year at Massey College, where the author was master for many years. The ghost stories parody, in an affectionate manner, the usual high-flown gothic language in which most ghost stories are told." |
 | | Fifth Business (Deptford Trilogy) by Robertson Davies Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 1977 by Penguin Books ISBN-13: 978-0-14-016794-8, ISBN: 0-14-016794-3 "Ramsay is a man twice born, a man who has returned from the hell of the battle-grave at Passchendaele in World War I decorated with the Victoria Cross and destined to be caught in a no man's land where memory, history, and myth collide. As Ramsay tells his story, it begins to seem that from boyhood, he has exerted a perhaps mystical, perhaps pernicious, influence on those around him. His apparently innocent involvement in such innocuous ..." |
 | | The Merry Heart by Robertson Davies Paperback, Published 2019 by Rosettabooks ISBN-13: 978-0-7953-5259-1, ISBN: 0-7953-5259-X |
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