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The Deptford Trilogy: Fifth Business, The Manticore, World of Wonders
Robertson Davies
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Description for The Deptford Trilogy: Fifth Business, The Manticore, World of Wonders
paperback. At two minutes to six on December 27th 1908 the lives of three people become inextricably bound together by the trajectory of a snowball. There is ten-year old Dunstable Ramsay; his 'lifelong friend and enemy' Percy Boyd Staunton; and, Paul Dempster prematurely born when his pregnant mother is struck by Percy's icy missile. Num Pages: 832 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 40. Weight in Grams: 572.
At two minutes to six on December 27th 1908 the lives of three people become inextricably bound together by the trajectory of a snowball. There is ten-year old Dunstable Ramsay, intended victim of the snowball, who, fatefully, ducks; his 'lifelong friend and enemy' Percy Boyd Staunton, angered by their recent quarrel, who hurls the snowball; and Paul Dempster, prematurely born when his pregnant mother is struck by Percy's icy missile. Tracing the rich and varied lives of these three individuals, The Deptford Trilogy lures the reader down labyrinthine tunnels of myth, history and magic in one of the most beguiling, ... Read more
At two minutes to six on December 27th 1908 the lives of three people become inextricably bound together by the trajectory of a snowball. There is ten-year old Dunstable Ramsay, intended victim of the snowball, who, fatefully, ducks; his 'lifelong friend and enemy' Percy Boyd Staunton, angered by their recent quarrel, who hurls the snowball; and Paul Dempster, prematurely born when his pregnant mother is struck by Percy's icy missile. Tracing the rich and varied lives of these three individuals, The Deptford Trilogy lures the reader down labyrinthine tunnels of myth, history and magic in one of the most beguiling, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
832
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
Number of Pages
832
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780241952627
SKU
V9780241952627
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About 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 ... Read more
Reviews for The Deptford Trilogy: Fifth Business, The Manticore, World of Wonders
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
One of the great modern novelists
Malcolm Bradbury A mature and wise writer ... Read more
Observer
Davies' books will be recognized with the very best works of the twentieth century
New York Times Book Review
One of the great modern novelists
Malcolm Bradbury A mature and wise writer ... Read more