The Quotable Robertson Davies

Robertson Davies (1913—1995) was one of Canada’s most distinguished men of letters, with over thirty books to his credit. He achieved worldwide fame with Fifth Business, The Manticore, and World of Wonders and with his five later novels, The Rebel Angels, What’s Bred in the Bone, The Lyre of Orpheus, Murther and Walking Spirits, and The Cunning Man.James Channing Shaw is a lifelong admirer of the works of Robertson Davies. He teaches at the University of Toronto, and is publishing this selection with the help of the Davies family.