Search Type
  • All
  • Subject
  • Title
  • Author
  • Publisher
  • Series Title
Search Title

Download

The Merry Heart

Reflections on Reading Writing, and the World of Books

The Merry Heart( )
Author: Davies, Robertson
ISBN:978-0-14-027586-5
Publication Date:Jul 1998
Publisher:Penguin Publishing Group
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:AUD $41.99
Book Description:

A collection of 24 pieces - speeches, essays, reviews and stories - by Robertson Davies, "the grand elder of Canadian writing", who died in December 1997. The subjects covered range from Graham Greene to forgery, from magic and writing to being Canadian. Fragments from Davies's own unpublished diary are included.

Book Details
Pages:400
Detailed Subjects: Literary Criticism / Books & Reading
Literary Criticism / General
Language Arts & Disciplines / Writing / Authorship
Biography & Autobiography / Literary Figures
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):12.8 x 19.9 x 1.8 cm
Book Weight:0.284 Kilograms
Author Biography
Davies, Robertson (Author)
William Robertson Davies was born in Thamesville, Ontario in 1913. He taught English at the University of Toronto and was an actor, journalist, and newspaper editor before winning acclaim as a novelist with Tempest-Tost, the first of his Salterton trilogy.

His most famous trilogy, The Deptford Trilogy--Fifth Business, The Manticore, and World of Wonders--develops the earlier Salterton novels. The locale is a fictitious Ontario city that prizes its English tradition, including the Anglican Church and the genealogy of the old families.

Robertson's novels have been translated into approximately 20 languages. His masterful story-telling encompasses such issues as evil, love, fear, tradition, and magic as he brings his characters to life with wisdom and humor.

Robertson Davies died in 1995.

030



Featured Books

The Penderwicks
Birdsall, Jeanne
Paperback: $6.99
Legacy
Blackstock, Uché
Hardback: $28.00
The Other Woman
Jones, Sandie
Paperback: $12.00

Rate this title:

Select your rating below then click 'submit'.






I do not wish to rate this title.