the deptford trilogy by robertson davies

(Publisher Provided) - biography from Fifth Business … ( more) His last novel, 'The Cunning Man' (Viking 1995), was a national bestseller. With twelve novels & several volumes of essays & plays to his credit, Davies was the first Canadian to be inducted to the American Academy & Institute of Arts & Letters. (Bowker Author Biography) Robertson Davies (1913-1995) had three successive careers during the time he became an internationally acclaimed author: first as an actor with the Old Vic Company in England then as publisher of 'The Peterborough Ontario Examiner' & finally as professor & first master of Massey College at the University of Toronto. 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's novels have been translated into approximately 20 languages. The locale is a fictitious Ontario city that prizes its English tradition, including the Anglican Church and the genealogy of the old families. His most famous trilogy, The Deptford Trilogy-Fifth Business, The Manticore, and World of Wonders-develops the earlier Salterton novels.

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. William Robertson Davies was born in Thamesville, Ontario in 1913.

The deptford trilogy by robertson davies