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 Deptford Trilogy - Robertson Davies
Newest Review: ... revolves around the view points of a particular character who, in their own way have been intimately involved with the ... more  ... deceased millionaire. The First, a childhood and adult friend, the second, his son and the third, a magician from the same small Canadian town of Deptford which gives the trilogy its name. The first book deals with the early history of the various characters and helps to set the scene for later events. The second book manages to move the plot along whilst exploring the nature of Jungian psycho-analysis and the final book chronicals the rise to fame of the magician from the rejection of small town Canada to world aclaim. ...more |
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Deptford Trilogy - Robertson Davies: Who killed the Millionaire? (269 words)
by - written on 11/09/01 (Very useful, 208 readings)
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Robertson Davies' Deptford Trilogy is like a warm bath to read, a mixture of great charcterisation and clever plot. The three books, available as a collection under one cover and published by Penguin, revolve around the mysterious death of a Canadian Millionaire and spans most of the first three quarters of the 20th Centuary. Each book revolves around the view points of a particular character who, in their own way have been intimately involved with the deceased millionaire. The First, a childhood and adult friend, the second, his son and the third, a magician from the same small Canadian town of Deptford which gives the trilogy its name. ... Read the complete review
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