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The Salterton Trilogy
Robertson Davies
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Description for The Salterton Trilogy
paperback. In the small university town of Salterton, Ontario, dreams are quietly taking shape, or falling apart. There's the Salterton Little Theatre Company, in which professional director Valentine Rich is tormented by the amateurish efforts of his actors. Num Pages: 816 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 37. Weight in Grams: 550.
In the small university town of Salterton, Ontario, dreams are quietly taking shape, or falling apart. There's the Salterton Little Theatre Company, in which professional director Valentine Rich is tormented by the amateurish efforts of his actors. The families Vambrace and Bridgetower almost go to war over a fake notice of engagement in the local paper. And a family fortune is lavished on an aspiring singer because there is no male heir to claim it. Tracing the lives and incidents of a small community in the middle of the last century, The Salterton Trilogy peels off the public veneer of ... Read more
In the small university town of Salterton, Ontario, dreams are quietly taking shape, or falling apart. There's the Salterton Little Theatre Company, in which professional director Valentine Rich is tormented by the amateurish efforts of his actors. The families Vambrace and Bridgetower almost go to war over a fake notice of engagement in the local paper. And a family fortune is lavished on an aspiring singer because there is no male heir to claim it. Tracing the lives and incidents of a small community in the middle of the last century, The Salterton Trilogy peels off the public veneer of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Penguin Books
Condition
New
Number of Pages
816
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780241952634
SKU
9780241952634
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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 Salterton Trilogy
Ingenuous, erudite and entertaining. Davies displays all the qualities of a latter-day Trollope
Anthony Burgess
Observer
One of the great modern novelists
Malcolm Bradbury Impudent, amused, and amusing, and sterling entertainment
New York Times
Davies' books will be recognized with the very best works of the twentieth century
New York Times Book Review ... Read more
Anthony Burgess
Observer
One of the great modern novelists
Malcolm Bradbury Impudent, amused, and amusing, and sterling entertainment
New York Times
Davies' books will be recognized with the very best works of the twentieth century
New York Times Book Review ... Read more