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The Merry Heart: Reflections on Reading Writing, and the World of Books

Paperback • 1998 • English

The Merry Heart: Reflections on Reading Writing, and the World of Books

By Robertson Davies

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About the book

Readers around the world continue to mourn the 1995 death of a beloved literary icon, but this rich and varied collection of Robertson Davies's writings on the world of books and the miracle of language captures his inimitable voice and sustains his presence among us. Coming almost entirely from Davies? own files of unpublished material, these twenty-four essays and lectures range over themes from -The Novelist and Magic- to -Literature and Technology, - from -Painting, Fiction, and Faking, - to...Show more

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ISBN

9780140275865

Publisher

PENGUIN BOOKS

Published year

1998

Language

English

Original title

The Merry Heart: Reflections on Reading Writing, and the World of Books

Format

Paperback

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