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Toronto Trilogy (other)
Toronto Trilogy may refer to novel series by: * An unfinished trilogy by Robertson Davies, of which the author completed two novels, ''Murther and Walking Spirits'' (1991) and ''The Cunning Man ''The Cunning Man'', published by McClelland and Stewart in 1994, is the last novel written by Canadian novelist Robertson Davies. ''The Cunning Man'' is the memoir of the life of a doctor, Dr. Jonathan Hullah, living in Toronto. Hullah i ...'' (1994). * Austin Clarke, a series consisting of ''The Meeting Point'' (1967), ''Storm of Fortune'' (1973) and ''The Bigger Light'' (1975) {{dab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robertson Davies
William Robertson Davies (28 August 1913 – 2 December 1995) was a Canadian novelist, playwright, critic, journalist, and professor. He was one of Canada's best known and most popular authors and one of its most distinguished "men of letters", a term Davies gladly accepted for himself. Davies was the founding Master of Massey College, a graduate residential college associated with the University of Toronto. Biography Early life Davies was born in Thamesville, Ontario, the third son of William Rupert Davies and Florence Sheppard McKay. Growing up, Davies was surrounded by books and lively language. His father, senator of Kingston, Ontario, from 1942 to his death in 1967, was a newspaperman from Welshpool, Wales, and both parents were voracious readers. He followed in their footsteps and read everything he could. He also participated in theatrical productions as a child, where he developed a lifelong interest in drama. He spent his formative years in Renfrew, Ontario (a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murther And Walking Spirits
''Murther and Walking Spirits'', first published by McClelland and Stewart in 1991, is a novel by Canadian novelist Robertson Davies. ''Murther and Walking Spirits'' is, in a way, another ghost story, a genre Davies visited in his short story collection '' High Spirits'' (1982). In the very first sentence of the novel, "Gil" Gilmartin, the protagonist and narrator, is a film critic who comes home to find his attractive wife having an affair with a nerdy coworker, who strikes him with a walking stick in fear, causing his death. His ghost then attends a strange film festival. While the attendees see actual films, Gilmartin is shown "films" detailing the lives of his ancestors, such as one who was a Tory during the American Revolution or another who was a master carpenter who married a blue-blooded woman, only to have it end in a nasty divorce. The films, dealing as they do with more and more recent subjects, bring the novel to its modern-day conclusion. Gilmartin's ghost is able t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cunning Man
''The Cunning Man'', published by McClelland and Stewart in 1994, is the last novel written by Canadian novelist Robertson Davies. ''The Cunning Man'' is the memoir of the life of a doctor, Dr. Jonathan Hullah, living in Toronto. Hullah is a holistic physician — a ''cunning'' diagnostician who can often get to the root of problems that have baffled others. A young journalist's query about the circumstances surrounding an Anglican priest's death at the high altar on Good Friday leads Hullah to reflect on his own life and career. As is typical in Davies' work, the novel's themes are wide-ranging: miraculous cures, halitosis, cannibalism, medical solutions to literary mysteries, and more. Dunstan Ramsay, the narrator of '' Fifth Business'' and a major character in Davies' Deptford Trilogy, makes a brief appearance here. A fictionalised version of Toronto's Church of St. Mary Magdalene features prominently. Unlike most of Davies' previous novels, ''The Cunning M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |