false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170852642m/74404.jpg 74404 3 Woven around the pursuits of the energetic spirits and erudite scholars of the University of St. John and the Holy Ghost, this dazzling trilogy of novels lures the reader into a world of mysticism, historical allusion, and gothic fantasy that could only be the invention of Canada's grand man of letters. 1351 1988 The Cornish Trilogy total:361|5:185|4:130|3:43|2:3|1:0| 361 1580 481 30 5 2 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Wed Aug 29 17:38:30 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 29 17:45:48 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jul 01 17:53:14 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 01 17:57:31 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed May 06 21:17:58 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 30 10:03:46 -0700 2009 Wed May 06 21:17:58 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1990 Sat Jun 07 08:43:34 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 07 08:50:10 -0700 2008
The Rebel Angels is the inaugural volume ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Nov 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Thu Jan 17 21:50:24 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 17 22:01:56 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Fri Aug 17 09:33:03 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 17 09:44:09 -0700 2007 the Deptford trilogy is his best work. I disagree, though it's possible that I do so only because I read this whole trilogy first and hence it holds a special place for me. (I read Book 2 of Deptford before this series, ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Aug 13 08:39:20 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 13 08:59:52 -0700 2008
Davies is my absolute favorite author, and I view his bulky trilogies almost as security blankets. I've read each several times, and yet they never seem to...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Mar 25 22:24:56 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 22 01:49:49 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 22 01:53:55 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1995 Sat Mar 21 19:17:28 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 21 19:18:58 -0700 2009 mynamemeansflintstone.wordpress.com]]> 5 0 false false Thu May 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 22 05:09:41 -0700 2009 Fri May 22 05:12:37 -0700 2009 Even better the second time around.

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In the first book -- The Rebel Angels -- Francis has died and that book is about the three people F...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jun 29 12:18:56 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 29 12:19:28 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Jul 14 21:30:48 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 15 15:35:09 -0700 2008
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The second book, however, totally drained me of my enthusiasm, and I even left it in my hotel room during a recent trip.

All of the great...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Sun Sep 02 06:37:10 -0700 2007 Sat Oct 06 12:06:08 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Mar 29 13:30:04 -0700 2007 Sat Apr 21 11:38:00 -0700 2007 more...]]> 0 0 false false Fri Apr 04 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 04 10:04:58 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 04 10:05:58 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Mon Jul 28 01:15:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 28 01:16:50 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Thu Aug 21 13:08:21 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 21 13:09:48 -0700 2008 The Deptford Trilogy is his tragedy. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=74404