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Robertson Davies

Robertson Davies (1913-1995) was a Canadian writer known for his work as a novelist, playwright, critic, journalist, and professor. He spent his childhood in Renfrew, Ontario, and pursued his education at Upper Canada College and Queen’s University in Kingston. After living in England for several years, he obtained a Bachelor of Letters degree from Balliol College, Oxford, where he also met his wife, Brenda. He became the founding Master of Massey College at the University of Toronto. Robertson was the father of three daughters and had four grandchildren. He made his literary debut as a novelist in 1951 with Tempest-Tost. Below is a chronological list of Robertson Davies’ published works.

Robertson Davies became a published novelist in 1951 with the novel Tempest-Tost. Below is a list of Robertson Davies's books in order of when they were originally released:

Publication Order of The Cornish Trilogy Books

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The Rebel Angels (1981) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
What's Bred in the Bone (1985) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Lyre of Orpheus (1988) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of The Deptford Trilogy Books

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Fifth Business (1970) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Manticore (1972) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
World of Wonders (1975) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of The Salterton Trilogy Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Tempest-Tost (1951) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Leaven of Malice (1954) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
A Mixture of Frailties (1958) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Toronto Trilogy Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Murther and Walking Spirits (1991) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Cunning Man (1994) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Standalone Novels Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
A Masque of Mr. Punch (1963) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Stephen Leacock (1970) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Collections Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
The Enthusiasms of Robertson Davies (1979) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
High Spirits (1982) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
At My Heart's CoreOverlaid (1991) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Fortune, My Foe and Eros at Breakfast (1993) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Hunting Stuart and The Voice of the People (1994) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
A Gathering of Ghost Stories (1995) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Modern Classics Selected Works On the Art of Writing (2008) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Selected Works on the Pleasures of Reading (2008) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
A Celtic Temperament: Robertson Davies as Diarist (2015) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
A Voice from the Attic (1960) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
One Half of Robertson Davies (1978) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Well-Tempered Critic (1981) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Mirror of Nature (1983) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Papers of Samuel Marchbanks (1985) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Merry Heart (1996) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
For Your Eye Alone (1999) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Happy Alchemy (1999) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Robertson Davies Discoveries: Early Letters 1938-1975 (2002) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

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