![]() ![]() A man of many talents, he worked as a teacher, actor, playwright, editor, publisher, university lecturer, essayist and novelist. Davies was born in Ontario in 1913, and studied in Toronto and at Balliol College, Oxford. The novels explore aspects of the human condition, and are structured exquisitely. The final book, World of Wonders, focuses on Paul Dempster: through his ill treatment and exploitation as a child, to his success as a formidable magician and entertainer. The Manticore concentrates on David Staunton, Boy’s son, and explores his psychiatric examination following the death of his father. Ramsay provides the "glue" which sticks the trilogy together. Fifth Business relates, in the first person, the story of Dunstan Ramsay and his relationship with Staunton and Paul Dempster both childhood friends - and enemies. Who killed Boy Staunton? The Deptford Trilogy by Robertson Davies revolves around a murder mystery but, as the author develops the plot, the reader becomes absorbed in a strange world of myth, magic, psychology, and history often far removed from rural Deptford in Canada, where the action begins.Įach book in the trilogy centres around a principal character. ![]()
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