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The first novel in Davies's celebrated "Deptford Trilogy" introduces Ramsay, a man who returns from World War I decorated with the Victoria Cross who is destined to be caught in a no man's land where memory, history, and myth collide.... More

Robertson Davies first hit upon the notion of writing ghost stories when he joined the University of Toronto's Massey College as a master. A tradition quickly became established and, for 18 years, Davies delighted and amused the college's annual Gaudy Night guests with his tales of the supernatural... More

"Canada's leading man of letters and literary virtuoso" (Chicago Tribune Books) crowns an astonishing literary career with a new novel in the spirit of his bestselling What's Bred in the Bone. In searching for the answers to a priest's death, Dr. Jonathan Hullah looks back over his own long life--... More

'Vintage Davies, employing a subtle feeling for family relationships and a genuine understanding of money and power while indulging in effortless intellectual acrobatics' Sunday Telegraph 'I was never so amazed in my life as when the Sniffer drew his concealed weapon from its case and struck me to t... More

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 ... More

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 seeme... More

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.... More

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. He provides an intelligent, expressive, well-paced rendering of the narrative about a Canadian university profe... More

The announcement of Miss Pearl Vambrace's engagement to Mr. Solomon Bridgetower, with a wedding date set for November 31, has been placed erroneously in the Salterton Evening Bellman, causing its editor and the families of the non-betrothed great distress. In telling this humorous story, narrator ... More

"It's a muddle, thought Monica. A muddle and I can't get it straight. I wish I knew what I should do. I wish I even knew what I want to do. . . I want to go on in the life that has somehow or other found me and claimed me. And I want so terribly to be happy. Oh god, don't let me slip under the ... More

Hailed by the Washington Post Book World as "a modern classic," Robertson Davies's acclaimed Deptford Trilogy is a glittering, fantastical, cunningly contrived series of novels, around which a mysterious death is woven. The Manticore--the second book in the series after Fifth Business--follows Davi... More

Hailed by the Washington Post Book World as "a modern classic," Robertson Davies's acclaimed Deptford Trilogy is a glittering, fantastical, cunningly contrived series of novels, around which a mysterious death is woven. World of Wonders--the third book in the series after The Manticore--follows the... More

Bringing together The Rebel Angels, What's Bred in the Bone, and The Lyre of Orpheus, The Cornish Trilogy is available as an eBook for the first time.Woven around the pursuits of the energetic spirits and erudite scholars of the University of St. John and the Holy Ghost, this dazzling trilogy of nov... More

&“Davies introduces us to his alter ego . . . A humorous and insightful picture of postwar Canadian life as seen through the eyes of a delightful eccentric.&”—Library Journal   As editor and later publisher of the Peterborough Examiner, Robertson Davies published witty, curmudgeonly, mischievous, an... More

A collection of speeches on literature, academia, and more by the &“extremely entertaining novelist and public speaker&” (The Washington Post).   These public addresses by the acclaimed Canadian man of letters and New York Times-bestselling author Robertson Davies provides portraits of literary pers... More

&“A splendid gallimaufry of the eminent Canadian&’s talks and essays, mostly about literature and the creative life . . . a thought-filled and amusing book.&”—The Washington Post   For devotees of Davies and all lovers of literature and language, here is the &“urbanity, wit, and high seriousness mix... More

A collection of essays &“filled with pleasantly rambling opinions about everything from self-help books to erotica&” from the celebrated Canadian author (The Chronicle Journal).   An urbane, robust, and wonderfully opinionated voice from Canada, sometimes called &“America&’s attic,&” speaks here of ... More

The acclaimed playwright, novelist, and author of Fifth Business explores the performing arts in this witty and insightful essay collection. Though best known for his award-winning fiction, Robertson Davies enjoyed a long and varied career as an actor, playwright, journalist and critic. Happy Alchem... More

&“The elder statesman of Canadian letters continues to explore the themes of sin, guilt, and self-discovery . . . A masterful effort.&”—Library Journal   Connor Gilmartin&’s inauspicious, but much beloved, mortal life comes to an untimely end when he discovers his wife in bed with one of his more lu... More

The Salterton Trilogy continues with a novel &“full of zest, wit and urbanity&” from the celebrated Canadian author of Tempest-Tost and the Cornish novels (The New York Times).   Returning to the town he first visited in Tempest-Tost, Davies continues to explore the lives of its inhabitants in this ... More

A collection of haunting—and hilarious—ghost stories by the beloved Booker Prize finalist and New York Times-bestselling author. Robertson Davies first hit upon the notion of writing ghost stories when he joined the University of Toronto as the first Master of Massey College. Wishing to provide ente... More

Available in one volume, all three books of the award-winning Salterton Trilogy: Tempest-Tost, Leaven of Malice, and A Mixture of Frailties.Visit the quaint town of Salterton, Ontario, and the enigmatic lives of those who inhabit it . . .Tempest-Tost. An amateur production of The Tempest provides a ... More

The &“first-rate . . . abundantly funny&” conclusion to the Salterton Trilogy, following Leaven of Malice and Tempest-Tost (The New York Times).   Louisa Bridgetower, the imposing Salterton matron, has died. The substantial income from her estate is to be used to send an unmarried young woman to Eur... More

&“The final Cornish Trilogy novel from an author who &“tells terrific stories that twist around and double back on themselves in surprising ways&” (The New York Times).   There is an important decision to be made. The Cornish Foundation is thriving under the directorship of Arthur Cornish when Arthu... More

Available in one volume, all three books of the darkly witty Cornish Trilogy: The Rebel Angels, What&’s Bred in the Bone, and The Lyre of Orpheus.   The fate of the Cornish family unfolds in this trio of novels by acclaimed Canadian writer Robertson Davies . . .  The Rebel Angels. Set in motion by t... More