Davies, Robertson 1913-1995
Overview
| Works: | 712 works in 3,052 publications in 23 languages and 48,104 library holdings |
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| Genres: | Fiction Didactic fiction Psychological fiction Criticism, interpretation, etc Humorous fiction Domestic fiction History Diary fiction Musical fiction Literature |
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| Roles: | Author, Editor, Author of introduction, Librettist, Interviewee, Redactor, Performer, Speaker, Other, win, Creator, Author of afterword, colophon, etc. |
| Classifications: | PR9199.3.D3, 813.54 |
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Most widely held works about
Robertson Davies
- A bibliography of Robertson Davies by Carl Spadoni( )
- Robertson Davies : a mingling of contrarities by Camille R La Bossière( )
- Robertson Davies, playwright : a search for the self on the Canadian stage by Susan Stone-Blackburn( )
- The merry heart : reflections on reading, writing, and the world of books by Robertson Davies( Book )
- Robertson Davies by Michael A Peterman( Book )
- Robertson Davies : man of myth by Judith Skelton Grant( Book )
- The papers of Samuel Marchbanks by Robertson Davies( Book )
- For your eye alone by Robertson Davies( Book )
- Happy alchemy : on the pleasures of music and the theatre by Robertson Davies( Book )
- One half of Robertson Davies by Robertson Davies( Book )
- The smaller infinity : the Jungian self in the novels of Robertson Davies by Patricia Monk( Book )
- Reading and writing by Robertson Davies( Book )
- Robertson Davies : a portrait in mosaic by Val Ross( Book )
- Robertson Davies : an appreciation( Book )
- Robertson Davies by Patricia A Morley( Book )
- Aspects of Robertson Davies' novels by Victor J Lams( Book )
- Catching the wind in a net : the religious vision of Robertson Davies by Dave Little( Book )
- Robertson Davies : magician of words by Nicholas Maes( Book )
- The merry heart : selections 1980-1995 by Robertson Davies( Book )
- Robertson Davies by Judith Skelton Grant( Book )
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Most widely held works by
Robertson Davies
What's bred in the bone by
Robertson Davies(
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112 editions published between 1985 and 2015 in 15 languages and held by 2,570 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
To most people, Francis was the eccentric, artistic son of a wealthy family. Others knew him as an art expert, a secret intelligence agent, and a wealthy man shrouded in mystery
112 editions published between 1985 and 2015 in 15 languages and held by 2,570 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
To most people, Francis was the eccentric, artistic son of a wealthy family. Others knew him as an art expert, a secret intelligence agent, and a wealthy man shrouded in mystery
Fifth business by
Robertson Davies(
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139 editions published between 1970 and 2015 in 15 languages and held by 2,406 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Ramsay is a man twice born, a man who has returned from the hell of the battle-grave at Passchendaele in World War I decorated with the Victoria Cross and destined to be caught in a no man's land where memory, history, and myth collide. As Ramsay tells his story, it begins to seem that from boyhood, he has exerted a perhaps mystical, perhaps pernicious, influence on those around him. His apparently innocent involvement in such innocuous events as the throwing of a snowball or the teaching of card tricks to a small boy in the end prove neither innocent nor innocuous. Fifth Business stands alone as a remarkable story told by a rational man who discovers that the marvelous is only another aspect of the real. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators
139 editions published between 1970 and 2015 in 15 languages and held by 2,406 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Ramsay is a man twice born, a man who has returned from the hell of the battle-grave at Passchendaele in World War I decorated with the Victoria Cross and destined to be caught in a no man's land where memory, history, and myth collide. As Ramsay tells his story, it begins to seem that from boyhood, he has exerted a perhaps mystical, perhaps pernicious, influence on those around him. His apparently innocent involvement in such innocuous events as the throwing of a snowball or the teaching of card tricks to a small boy in the end prove neither innocent nor innocuous. Fifth Business stands alone as a remarkable story told by a rational man who discovers that the marvelous is only another aspect of the real. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators
The lyre of Orpheus by
Robertson Davies(
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78 editions published between 1988 and 2015 in 8 languages and held by 2,349 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Sequel to: The rebel angels and What's bred in the bone. The Cornish Foundation, against all common sense, undertakes to stage an opera. Many of the participants find unusual, unexplained happenings in their lives, as the production takes shape
78 editions published between 1988 and 2015 in 8 languages and held by 2,349 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Sequel to: The rebel angels and What's bred in the bone. The Cornish Foundation, against all common sense, undertakes to stage an opera. Many of the participants find unusual, unexplained happenings in their lives, as the production takes shape
The cunning man : a novel by
Robertson Davies(
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88 editions published between 1994 and 2016 in 6 languages and held by 2,294 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The story of Dr. Jonathan Hullah, a doctor practicing holistic healing. It chronicles his youth, including an incident in the Canadian bush where his life was saved by an Indian shaman, and describes his World War II years in the course of which he decided to practice holistic medicine. A look at the connection between spirit and body. By the author of The Rebel Angels
88 editions published between 1994 and 2016 in 6 languages and held by 2,294 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The story of Dr. Jonathan Hullah, a doctor practicing holistic healing. It chronicles his youth, including an incident in the Canadian bush where his life was saved by an Indian shaman, and describes his World War II years in the course of which he decided to practice holistic medicine. A look at the connection between spirit and body. By the author of The Rebel Angels
Murther & walking spirits by
Robertson Davies(
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70 editions published between 1991 and 2015 in 6 languages and held by 1,931 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The editor of a Toronto newspaper finds out about his ancestors in an unusual private Film Festival
70 editions published between 1991 and 2015 in 6 languages and held by 1,931 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The editor of a Toronto newspaper finds out about his ancestors in an unusual private Film Festival
The rebel angels by
Robertson Davies(
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98 editions published between 1981 and 2015 in 10 languages and held by 1,880 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Murder, theft perjury, love, and scholarship at a modern university trouble the life of a beautiful part-gypsy graduate student
98 editions published between 1981 and 2015 in 10 languages and held by 1,880 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Murder, theft perjury, love, and scholarship at a modern university trouble the life of a beautiful part-gypsy graduate student
The manticore by
Robertson Davies(
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118 editions published between 1972 and 2015 in 9 languages and held by 1,867 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A successful criminal lawyer enters Jungian analysis after the accidental death of the half stranger who is his father
118 editions published between 1972 and 2015 in 9 languages and held by 1,867 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A successful criminal lawyer enters Jungian analysis after the accidental death of the half stranger who is his father
World of wonders by
Robertson Davies(
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100 editions published between 1975 and 2015 in 11 languages and held by 1,772 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This third novel of the Deptford Trilogy, centering around the mystery of who killed Boy Staunton, tells the story of Magnus Eisengrim, the most illustrious magician of his age
100 editions published between 1975 and 2015 in 11 languages and held by 1,772 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This third novel of the Deptford Trilogy, centering around the mystery of who killed Boy Staunton, tells the story of Magnus Eisengrim, the most illustrious magician of his age
The Deptford trilogy by
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72 editions published between 1976 and 2016 in 6 languages and held by 1,199 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
World of Wonders :"This novel tells the life story of the unfortunate boy introduced in The Fifth Business, who was spirited away from his Canadian home by one of the members of a traveling side show, the Wanless World of Wonders"--Publisher website (May 2007)
72 editions published between 1976 and 2016 in 6 languages and held by 1,199 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
World of Wonders :"This novel tells the life story of the unfortunate boy introduced in The Fifth Business, who was spirited away from his Canadian home by one of the members of a traveling side show, the Wanless World of Wonders"--Publisher website (May 2007)
High spirits by
Robertson Davies(
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38 editions published between 1982 and 2015 in English and Undetermined and held by 877 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Presents an entertaining and witty collection of eighteen stories about ghosts and other haunting tales of the supernatural, including such notable literary apparitions as Ibsen and Charles Dickens
38 editions published between 1982 and 2015 in English and Undetermined and held by 877 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Presents an entertaining and witty collection of eighteen stories about ghosts and other haunting tales of the supernatural, including such notable literary apparitions as Ibsen and Charles Dickens
A mixture of frailties by
Robertson Davies(
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35 editions published between 1958 and 2006 in English and Italian and held by 865 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Witty story of a Canadian girl's adventures as a student of music in London
35 editions published between 1958 and 2006 in English and Italian and held by 865 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Witty story of a Canadian girl's adventures as a student of music in London
Leaven of malice by
Robertson Davies(
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63 editions published between 1954 and 2015 in English and Italian and held by 859 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Out of spite, someone puts a false engagement notice in the local newspaper causing all parties great embarrassment
63 editions published between 1954 and 2015 in English and Italian and held by 859 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Out of spite, someone puts a false engagement notice in the local newspaper causing all parties great embarrassment
The enthusiasms of Robertson Davies by
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26 editions published between 1979 and 1991 in English and held by 746 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
26 editions published between 1979 and 1991 in English and held by 746 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A voice from the attic by
Robertson Davies(
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24 editions published between 1960 and 1972 in English and held by 694 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
24 editions published between 1960 and 1972 in English and held by 694 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Shakespeare's boy actors by
Robertson Davies(
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17 editions published between 1939 and 1964 in English and Undetermined and held by 682 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Best friends Arlo and Robby are almost identical in what they wear, what they like, and even where they have teeth missing, but when Robby insists on betting on who is going to lose the next tooth their friendship is endangered
17 editions published between 1939 and 1964 in English and Undetermined and held by 682 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Best friends Arlo and Robby are almost identical in what they wear, what they like, and even where they have teeth missing, but when Robby insists on betting on who is going to lose the next tooth their friendship is endangered
Tempest-tost by
Robertson Davies(
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50 editions published between 1917 and 2015 in 4 languages and held by 680 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Mathematics teacher Hector Mackiwraith falls in love with beautiful Griselda Webster during an amateur production of The tempest
50 editions published between 1917 and 2015 in 4 languages and held by 680 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Mathematics teacher Hector Mackiwraith falls in love with beautiful Griselda Webster during an amateur production of The tempest
The Salterton trilogy by
Robertson Davies(
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30 editions published between 1980 and 2016 in English and Undetermined and held by 632 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
People who do not know Salterton call it dreamy and old-world. They say it is the place where Anglican clergymen go when they die. The real Saltertonians, however, know that there is nothing quaint about the place at all
30 editions published between 1980 and 2016 in English and Undetermined and held by 632 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
People who do not know Salterton call it dreamy and old-world. They say it is the place where Anglican clergymen go when they die. The real Saltertonians, however, know that there is nothing quaint about the place at all
The mirror of nature by
Robertson Davies(
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18 editions published between 1983 and 1996 in English and held by 540 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
18 editions published between 1983 and 1996 in English and held by 540 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Conversations with Robertson Davies by
Robertson Davies(
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9 editions published between 1989 and 1990 in English and held by 538 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
9 editions published between 1989 and 1990 in English and held by 538 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Cornish trilogy by
Robertson Davies(
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28 editions published between 1991 and 2016 in English and Undetermined and held by 435 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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 novels lures the reader into a world of mysticism, historical allusion, and gothic fantasy that could only be the invention of the inimitable Robertson Davies
28 editions published between 1991 and 2016 in English and Undetermined and held by 435 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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 novels lures the reader into a world of mysticism, historical allusion, and gothic fantasy that could only be the invention of the inimitable Robertson Davies
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Related Identities
- Grant, Judith Skelton Author of introduction Author Editor
- Shakespeare, William 1564-1616 Author
- Leacock, Stephen 1869-1944 Author
- Spadoni, Grant Author
- La Bossiáere, Camille R.
- Morra, Linda M.
- Surridge, Jennifer Other Editor
- Stone-Blackburn, Susan 1941- Author
- Case, David Narrator
- Guthrie, Tyrone 1900-1971 Author Contributor
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Alternative Names
Davies, R.
Davies, Robertson
Davies, Robertson, 1913-
Davies, Robertson William 1913-1995
Davies William Robertson
Davies, William Robertson 1913-
Davies William Robertson 1913-1995
Marchbanks, Samuel
Robertson Davies Canadees schrijver (1913-1995)
Robertson Davies canadisk skribent
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Robertson Davies kanadischer Schriftsteller, Kritiker, Journalist und Professor
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Дэвис Робертсон
Робэртсан Дэйвіс
רוברטסון דייוויס
رابرتسن دیویس
رابرتسن دیویس نویسنده کانادایی
روبرتسون ديفيز
데이비스, 로버슨 1913-1995
데이비스, 윌리엄 로버슨 1913-1995
デイヴィス, ロバートソン
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