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false <![CDATA[World of Wonders (Penguin Classics)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169579036m/41098.jpg 41098 17 Hailed by the Washington Post Book World as a modern classic, Robertson Davies's acclaimed Deptford Trilogy is a glittering, fantastical, cunningly contrived series of novels, around which a mysterious death is woven. World of Wondersthe third book in the series after The Manticorefollows the story of Magnus Eisengrimthe most illustrious magician of his agewho is spirited away from his home by a member of a traveling sideshow, the Wanless World of Wonders. After honing his skills and becoming better known, Magnus unfurls his life's courageous and adventurous tale in this third and final volume of a spectacular, soaring work. Robertson Davies is one of the great modern novelists. Malcolm Bradbury, The Sunday Times (London) Robertson Davies is a novelist whose books are thick and rich with humor, character and incident. They are plotted with skill and much flamboyance. The Observer (London) 1110751 book 1975 World of Wonders (Penguin Classics) total:476|5:164|4:208|3:91|2:9|1:4| 476 1947 628 23 4 2 false true Thu Jun 05 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu May 08 10:17:43 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 09 06:28:24 -0700 2008 the Deptford Trilogy to write each novel in the first person. Fifth Business is actually one long autobiographical letter written by Dunstan Ramsay in response to a news article about his retirement which he felt was too dismissive. The Manti...more...]]> 3 2 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Jul 15 14:39:39 -0700 2007 Sun Aug 05 07:47:22 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 17 20:02:11 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 22 16:44:41 -0700 2007 World of Wonders is the least captivating of the Deptford Trilogy, but the work as a whole -- starting with Fifth Business -- is certainly one of the best I've ever read. The books examine the lives and thoughts of three men who are all linked to one another; Davies' structure and storytelling are e...more...]]> 3 1 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Nov 08 06:05:47 -0800 2007 Thu Nov 08 06:06:10 -0800 2007
To be fair: it's still a Robertson Davies book, so it's still beautifully written, and full of oddments of history...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jul 01 17:47:46 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 01 17:53:01 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Nov 09 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 09 17:15:07 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 09 17:17:04 -0800 2009
Excellent writing. You have to admire the craft of Robertson Davies.]]> 0 0 false false Mon Nov 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 11 02:40:40 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 11 02:41:47 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Tue Jul 14 11:10:14 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 14 11:10:14 -0700 2009 http://books.kenficara.com/2008/01/world...]]> 3 0 false false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Jul 06 10:03:44 -0700 2007 Fri Jul 06 14:17:29 -0700 2007 the Deptford Trilogy, written in the 1970s by Canadian author Robertson Davies. I enjoyed the first book in the trilogy - Fifth Business - very much, but the last two are too embroiled in 1970s psychology ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Nov 28 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri May 23 13:49:05 -0700 2008 Fri Nov 28 19:44:36 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 true false Wed Feb 13 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 31 20:07:10 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 18 16:46:29 -0800 2008 the Deptford Trilogy - I loved all three, though I think the first one (fifth Business) is the best. This one rounds them out nicely though - without it, you don't get the FULL story.more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Nov 10 20:37:48 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 19 21:17:07 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Sun Apr 20 08:01:06 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 20 08:02:24 -0700 2008 the Deptford Trilogy but it still addressed unanswered questions from Fifth Business so ultimately was worth reading. ]]> 4 0 false false Tue Sep 23 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 15 21:23:42 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 23 14:28:50 -0700 2008 the Deptford Trilogy; I recommend skipping 'The Manticore' and jumping straight to World of Wonders.]]> 3 0 false false Thu Jun 21 15:12:51 -0700 2007 Fri Jun 29 18:36:36 -0700 2007 5 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1984 Sat Sep 29 02:02:58 -0700 2007 Sun Oct 21 01:35:53 -0700 2007 the Deptford Trilogy. ]]> 3 0 false false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed May 07 07:05:11 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 02 07:03:00 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Jul 08 17:39:46 -0700 2007 Sun Jul 08 17:40:35 -0700 2007 2 0 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Nov 03 08:41:36 -0700 2007 Wed Nov 07 09:54:59 -0800 2007 4 0 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 11 16:39:31 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 11 16:41:02 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=41098