The Salterton Trilogy

by Robertson Davies
The Salterton Trilogy  
published November 1st 1991 by Penguin (Non-Classics)
binding Paperback
isbn 014015910X   (isbn13: 9780140159103)
pages 816
date added
02-01-07



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Kara
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03/17/08

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This is some solid fiction right here. Not as good as The Deptford or Cornish Trilogies, but all the elements of RD that you would expect. Old school bawdy humor, the hypocrisy of institutions (exposed!), the importance and progression of the artist, obtuse university profs that get their come-uppins, crazy old coots that unexpectedly have a hand in fostering young love, and much much more. You may need to have a mind like a dirty old man to enjoy this, but there are many, many good life lessons...more
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Isabelle
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10/06/07

Read in January, 2002
Clever, witty and always erudite, the Salterton Trilogy invites the reader to settle down in a typical yet extraordinary provincial Canadian town. As always, the satire is seen through the prism of art, each book dealing respectively with the theatre, local journalism and finally patronage, all of it warped by the quirky context. The characters are memorable, and as they reappear from book to book, they gain depth and of course zaniness.
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Mssasha19130
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05/01/08

Read in May, 2008
recommended to Mssasha19130 by: Family member
recommends it for: i would recommend others by same author first
I have read many of his novels before. This one I read previously as well. I remembered it as being better than it actually was. The 1 and 3rd stories are better than the second. I think his other novels are better than this one - start with the others first.

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Andy
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08/17/07

Read in May, 2007
If this were by anyone else I'd probably have rated it 5 stars, but compared to the Deptford and Cornish trilogies it's a little lacking. Still, this series is delightful.
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Qi
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06/12/08

I rememeber the "Leven of Malice" very well -- a drop of malice in the boiling human emotion, it blossomed into such devastating ugliness.
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Jennifer
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07/24/07

Read in July, 2007
one of my favourite Robertson Davies' books
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Williamrandolph
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12/29/07

bookshelves: read-at-first-college
Sheer delight.
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Teresa
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06/30/08

Exquisite!
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book data (includes all editions)

avg rating (all editions): 4.16 (167 ratings)
avg rating (this edition): 4.15 (158 ratings)
number of reviews: 8






other editions

The Salterton Trilogy (Paperback)
The Salterton Trilogy (King Penguin)
The Salterton Trilogy (Paperback)