The Quotable Robertson Davies: The Wit and Wisdom of the Master
Robertson Davies(1913—1995) was one of Canada’s most distinguished men of letters, with over thirty books to his credit. He achieved worldwide fame withFifth Business,The Manticore, andWorld of Wondersand with his five later novels,The Rebel Angels,What’s Bred in the Bone,The Lyre of Orpheus,Murther and Walking Spirits, andThe Cunning Man.James Channing Shawis a lifelong admirer of the works of Robertson Davies. He teaches at the University of Toronto, and is publishing this selection with the help of the Davies family.