Reprinted 1980 Penguin paperback, 315 pages
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A Magician's Biography Unravels a Mystery,
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This review is from: World of Wonders (Deptford Trilogy) (Paperback)
Davies uses the 'accidental' revelation of a great magician's life--by the magician himself--to complete the Deptford Trilogy and answer the mystery: "Who killed...?"Davies is at his storytelling best here, spinning out a strange, fascinating life story that begins when a young boy is captivated by a carnival magic show. By far the best book of the trilogy, this novel stands brilliantly on its own and is head and shoulders above the two recent novels that use almost the same plot: Mr. Vertigo, by Paul Auster, and Millroy the Magician, by Paul Theroux
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Davies' Deptford Trilogy - A must-read,
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This review is from: World of Wonders (Deptford Trilogy) (Paperback)
The only bad thing about Robertson Davies' Deptford Trilogy (FIFTH BUSINESS, THE MANTICORE, WORLD OF WONDERS) is that it had to end! Sparklingly clever, bawdy, poignant, erudite, and laugh-out-loud funny, Davies entertains in a wonderfully rich, old-world style.A friend of mine (who recommended the books, and to whom I will be forever grateful) put it this way: "Reading Robertson Davies is like sitting in a plush, wood-paneled library--in a large leather chair with a glass of excellent brandy and a crackling fire--and being captivated with a fabulous tale spun by a wonderful raconteur."
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The greatest novel of the twentieth century,
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This review is from: World of Wonders (Deptford Trilogy) (Paperback)
This is the best novel of the century's best English language novelist. The plot is sure-fire (kid runs away with the carnival), the characters memorable (sideshow freaks, revealed to be--human beings! theater people, great and small, revealed to be--human beings!), the sins enormous (pederasty, pride, perhaps even murder), the virtues marvelous (love, devotion to love). The theme of this book, as with the other books in the trilogy, is search for self--the main character of this book lives four different lives during his life. This book works on every level; it reads well as a story, gives you something to think about, and stands up to any number of readings you'd care to give it. (I've given it at least five.)
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OF COURSE he was a charming man. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Sir John, World of Wonders, Happy Hannah, Boy Staunton, Audrey Sevenhowes, Professor Spencer, Frank Moore, Magnus Eisengrim, Mungo Fetch, Fat Woman, Pengelly Spickernell, Grover Paskin, Robert Houdin, Lady Tresize, New York, Magian World View, Paul Dempster, Gordon Barnard, Jeremias Naegeli, The Corsican Brothers, Eugene Fitzwarren, Jurgen Lind, Last Trick, Adele Chesterton, Cass Fletcher New!
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OF COURSE he was a charming man. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
vaude houses, inmost wish, pink gin Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Sir John, World of Wonders, Happy Hannah, Boy Staunton, Audrey Sevenhowes, Professor Spencer, Frank Moore, Magnus Eisengrim, Mungo Fetch, Fat Woman, Pengelly Spickernell, Grover Paskin, Robert Houdin, Lady Tresize, New York, Magian World View, Paul Dempster, Gordon Barnard, Jeremias Naegeli, The Corsican Brothers, Eugene Fitzwarren, Jurgen Lind, Last Trick, Adele Chesterton, Cass Fletcher New!
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- The Master of Ballantrae (Dover Thrift Editions) by Robert Louis Stevenson on page 192, page 193, and page 198
- The Deptford Trilogy by Robertson Davies in Front Matter, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Rebel Angels (Cornish Trilogy) by Robertson Davies in Front Matter, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Salterton Trilogy: Tempest-Tost Leaven of Malice a Mixture of Frailties by Robertson Davies in Front Matter, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Leaven of Malice (Salterton Trilogy) by Robertson Davies in Front Matter, and Back Matter
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- For Your Eye Alone: The Letters of Robertson Davies by Robertson Davies on 17 pages
- Conversations with Robertson Davies (Literary Conversations) by J. Madison Davis on 16 pages
- The Wacousta Syndrome: Explorations in the Canadian Langscape by Gaile McGregor on 5 pages
- What's Bred in the Bone (Cornish Trilogy) by Robertson Davies on 4 pages
- History in Three Keys: The Boxers as Event, Experience, and Myth by Paul A. Cohen on 4 pages
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