The Merry Heart by Robertson Davies

The Merry Heart by Robertson Davies

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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writings from Robertson Davies including: reminiscences, speeches, book reviews, parodies essays and fragments of his unpublished diary.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.

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The Merry Heart by Robertson Davies

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writings from Robertson Davies including: reminiscences, speeches, book reviews, parodies essays and fragments of his unpublished diary.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.

Robertson Davies was born in the little town of Thamesville, Ontario, in the year 1913. He attended Queen's University's Upper Canada College and Oxford's Balliol College. He was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, an Honourary Fellow of Balliol College, a Member of the Order of Ontario, and a Companion of the Order of Canada, as well as the first Canadian member of the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters.

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ISBN 13 9780140275865
ISBN 10 014027586X
Title The Merry Heart
Author Robertson Davies
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Year published 1998-07-01
Number of pages 400
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.