The Salterton Trilogy
Tempest-Tost, Leaven of Malice, A Mixture of Frailties
$35.75
- Paperback
816 pages
- Release Date
13 September 2011
Summary
Reissue of this classic trilogy comprising Tempest-Tost, Leaven of Malice and A Mixture of Frailties.
In the small university town of Salterton, Ontario, dreams are quietly taking shape, or falling apart. There’s the Salterton Little Theatre Company, in which professional director Valentine Rich is tormented by the amateurish efforts of his actors. The families Vambrace and Bridgetower almost go to war over a fake notice of engagement in the local paper. And…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241952634 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0241952638 |
| Author: | Robertson Davies |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 816 |
| Release Date: | 13 September 2011 |
| Weight: | 540g |
| Dimensions: | 199mm x 133mm x 38mm |
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Critics Review
The kind of writer who makes you want to nag your friends until they read him so that they share the pleasure
The kind of writer who makes you want to nag your friends until they read him so that they share the pleasure * Observer *
Davies’ books will be recognized with the very best works of the twentieth century * New York Times Book Review *
Impudent, amused, and amusing, and sterling entertainment * New York Times *
One of the great modern novelists – Malcolm Bradbury
Ingenuous, erudite and entertaining. Davies displays all the qualities of a latter-day Trollope – Anthony Burgess * Observer *
About The Author
Robertson Davies
Robertson Davies was born in Thamesville, Ontario, in 1913. A novelist, playwright, literary critic and essayist, he received numerous awards for his work. It is as a writer of fiction that Robertson Davies achieved international recognition, with such books as The Salterton Trilogy (Tempest-Tost, Leaven of Malice and A Mixture of Frailties); The Deptford Trilogy (Fifth Business, The Manticore and World of Wonders); The Cornish Trilogy (The Rebel Angels, What’s Bred in the Bone, shortlisted for the 1986 Booker Prize, and The Lyre of Orpheus); Murther & Walking Spirits, and The Cunning Man. Robertson Davies died in 1995.
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