ROBERTSON DAVIES, geboren 1913 in Thamesville/Ontario. Er wuchs als Kind von Einwanderern im ländlichen Ontario auf und stu- dierte in Toronto und am Balliol College in Oxford Literaturwissen- schaften. Er kehrte in den vierziger Jahren nach Kanada zurück und arbeitete zunächst als Literaturredakteur. Später lehrte er an verschiedenen Colleges. Er schrieb Romane, Theaterstücke, Essays. Fifth Busi- ness, 1970 erschienen, zählt zu seinen erfolgreichsten Romane. Die- ser Klassiker ist in Kanada Schullektüre. Robertson Davies verstarb im Dezember 1995.
43 Ebooks von Robertson Davies
Robertson Davies: Der Fünfte im Spiel
Alles beginnt an einem Winterabend im ländlichen On- tario mit dem Wurf eines Schneeballs. Der zehnjäh- rige Dunstable Ramsay muss sich sputen, rechtzeitig nach Hause zu kommen. Sein Freund Percy …
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Robertson Davies: Papers of Samuel Marchbanks
The book that marked the first appearance in the United States of Robertson Davies‘ mischievous alter ego, Samuel Marchbanks, is now available as an e Book for the first time.In 1942, two years after …
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Robertson Davies: Fifth Business
The first book in Robertson Davies‘ celebrated Deptford Trilogy, Fifth Business stands alone as the story of a rational man who discovers that the marvelous is only another aspect of the real. …
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Robertson Davies: Deptford Trilogy
Gathering Fifth Business, The Manticore, and World of Wonders together, The Deptford Trilogy has been hailed as a modern classic and is available as an e Book for the first time. Woven around a …
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Robertson Davies: Salterton Trilogy
The Salterton Trilogy is comprised of the novels Tempest-Tost, Leaven of Malice, and A Mixture of Frailties, Robertson Davies‘ first forays into fiction in the 1950s. The Trilogy is available in e …
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Robertson Davies: Samuel Marchbanks Collection
Comprising The Diary of Samuel Marchbanks, The Table Talk of Samuel Marchbanks, Samuel Marchbanks‘ Almanack, and The Papers of Samuel Marchbanks, this collection is available as an e Book for the …
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Robertson Davies: Cornish Trilogy
Bringing together The Rebel Angels, What’s Bred in the Bone, and The Lyre of Orpheus, The Cornish Trilogy is available as an e Book for the first time.Woven around the pursuits of the energetic …
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Robertson Davies: High Spirits
The fruits of an eighteen-year tradition of Massey College’s annual Gaudy Nights, Robertson Davies‘ High Spirits still delights and amuses to this day. Published as an e Book for the first time.In …
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Robertson Davies: Cunning Man
The Cunning Man is a perceptive and entertaining memoir of a doctor’s life, available as an e Book for the first time. When Father Hobbes mysteriously dies at the high altar on Good Friday, Dr. …
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Robertson Davies: Murther and Walking Spirits
Murther & Walking Spirits is available as an e Book for the first time. ‚;I was never so amazed in my life as when the Sniffer drew his concealed weapon from its case and struck me to the ground, …
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Robertson Davies: Rebel Angels
Available as an e Book for the first time, The Rebel Angels is the first book in the celebrated Cornish Trilogy.Gypsies, defrocked monks, mad professors, and wealthy eccentricsa remarkable cast …
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Robertson Davies: What’s Bred in the Bone
Called ‚;an altogether remarkable creation, his most accomplished novel to date‘ (The New York Times), What’s Bred in the Bone is the second brilliant novel in Robertson Davies‘ The Cornish Trilogy. …
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Robertson Davies: Lyre of Orpheus
Hailed as a literary masterpiece, Robertson Davies‘ The Cornish Trilogy comes to a brilliant conclusion in The Lyre of Orpheus. Available as an e Book for the first time.There is an important …
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Robertson Davies: Tempest-Tost
The debut novel that launched Robertson Davies‘ literary career, Tempest-Tost is a magnificent display of his legendary wit. The first novel in The Salterton Trilogy is now available as an e Book for …
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Robertson Davies: Leaven of Malice
Winner of the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour, Leaven of Malice is the second novel in Robertson Davies‘ much-loved Salterton Trilogy. Available as an e Book for the first time.The following …
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Robertson Davies: Mixture of Frailties
Praised as ‚;sterling entertainment‘ by the New York Times, A Mixture of Frailties is the final novel in Robertson Davies‘ wonderfully vivid Salterton Trilogy. Available as an e Book for the first …
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Robertson Davies: Diary of Samuel Marchbanks
The earliest of the Samuel Marchbanks volumes, originally published in 1947, is available in e-book form for the first time. In 1942, two years after returning to Canada from Britain, Robertson …
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Robertson Davies: Table Talk of Samuel Marchbanks
The second of the Samuel Marchbanks volumes, originally published in 1949, is available in e Book form for the first time. In 1942, two years after returning to Canada from Britain, Robertson Davies …
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Robertson Davies: Samuel Marchbanks‘ Almanack
The third of Robertson Davies‘ editions of Samuel Marchbanks‘ writings, and originally published by Mc Clelland & Stewart in 1967, Samuel Marchbanks‘ Almanack is available here in e-book for the …
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Robertson Davies: Manticore
The second novel in Robertson Davies‘ critically acclaimed Deptford Trilogy, The Manticore is a fascinating exploration, by an exquisite stylist, of those regions beyond reason where monsters live. …
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Robertson Davies: World of Wonders
World of Wonders, the concluding novel in Robertson Davies‘ celebrated Deptford Trilogy, is available as an e-book for the first time. Called ‚;a spectacular, soaring work, an astounding tour de …
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Stephen Leacock: Literary Lapses
The humour, irony, and wit of Stephen Leacock have never been shown to better advantage than in Literary Lapses, his first collection of comic writings. Within its pages are such classic stories as …
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Stephen Leacock: Feast of Stephen
Do you know the characteristic wine of Madeira?I do not know whether Leacock ever drank Madeira himself he was very much a Scotch-whisky man but I enjoy Madeira greatly, and I never drink it without …
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Mavis Gallant: Across the Bridge
A new collection of stories by Mavis Gallant is always a major publishing event. For this is the writer wholike Margaret Atwood and Alice Munrohas made Canadian short stories a presence on the world …
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Робертсон Дэвис: Пятый персонаж. Мантикора. Мир чудес
Робертсон Дэвис — крупнейший канадский писатель, мастер сюжетных хитросплетений и загадок, один из лучших рассказчиков англоязычной литературы. Он попадал в шорт-лист Букера, под конец жизни чуть …
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Robertson Davies: Mixture of Frailties
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 …
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Robertson Davies: Voice from the Attic
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 …
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Robertson Davies: Leaven of Malice
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). …
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Robertson Davies: Salterton Trilogy Omnibus
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 …
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Robertson Davies: Tempest Tost
“With a sure comic touch, Davies assembles his cast of characters and lets them make fools of themselves . . . in the best Shakespearean tradition.”—The Emerald City Book Review …
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Robertson Davies: Merry Heart
“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 …
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Robertson Davies: Papers of Samuel Marchbanks
“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 …
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Robertson Davies: Happy Alchemy
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, …
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Robertson Davies: Lyre of Orpheus
“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 …
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Robertson Davies: Murther & Walking Spirits
“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 …
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Robertson Davies: One Half of Robertson Davies
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 …
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Robertson Davies: Rebel Angels
The first book in the acclaimed Cornish Trilogy. “[A] darkly funny scuttle through academe’s more covert passageway . . . saucy stuff indeed.”—Kirkus Reviews Davies …
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Robertson Davies: Cunning Man
“An amazing coup . . . a brilliant, never less than engaging work of fiction which is also a philosophical meditation on the business of living.”—Financial Times When Father …
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Robertson Davies: High Spirits
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 …
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