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The Merry Heart Robertson Davies

The Merry Heart By Robertson Davies

The Merry Heart by Robertson Davies

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Summary

A collection of writings from Robertson Davies including: reminiscences, speeches, book reviews, parodies essays and fragments of his unpublished diary. Subjects covered by the essays include: art fakery, schooldays, the differences between Canadians and Americans, Thackery, Ibsen, writing and reading.

The Merry Heart Summary

The Merry Heart: Reflections on Reading Writing, and the World of Books by Robertson Davies

A collection of 24 pieces - speeches, essays, reviews and stories - by Robertson Davies, the grand elder of Canadian writing, who died in December 1997. The subjects covered range from Graham Greene to forgery, from magic and writing to being Canadian. Fragments from Davies's own unpublished diary are included.

Table of Contents

A rake at reading; a chapter of autobiography; literature in a country without mythology; painting, fiction, and faking; can a doctor be a humanist?; reviewing Graham Greene; the novelist and magic; my early literary life; literature and technology; a Canadian author; literature and moral purpose; the McFiggen fragment; reading; writing; Christmas books; world of wonders; convocation address; the peeled eye; a view in winter - creativty in old age; honouring Mavis Gallant; an unlikely masterpiece; a Christmas carol reharmonized; fiction of the future; a ghost story.

Additional information

GOR002945853
9780140275865
014027586X
The Merry Heart: Reflections on Reading Writing, and the World of Books by Robertson Davies
Robertson Davies
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Penguin Books Ltd
19980701
400
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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