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Robertson Davies

Canadian author best known for the Deptford Trilogy and Cornish Trilogy. A novelist, playwright, and critic, Davies was a finalist for the Booker Prize and is celebrated for his wit and psychological depth. This page provides the Robertson Davies books in order, including both chronological and series reading order.

All books · chronological

1951Tempest-TostPOoTSTB · 1Buy ↗
1954Leaven of MalicePOoTSTB · 2Buy ↗
1958A Mixture of FrailtiesPOoTSTB · 3Buy ↗
1960A Voice from the AtticPOoNB · 1Buy ↗
1963A Masque of Mr. PunchPOoSN · 1Buy ↗
1970Fifth BusinessPOoTDTB · 1Buy ↗
1970Stephen LeacockPOoSN · 2Buy ↗
1972The ManticorePOoTDTB · 2Buy ↗
1975World of WondersPOoTDTB · 3Buy ↗
1978One Half of Robertson DaviesPOoNB · 2Buy ↗
1979The Enthusiasms of Robertson DaviesPOoC · 1Buy ↗
1981The Rebel AngelsPOoTCTB · 1Buy ↗
1981The Well-Tempered CriticPOoNB · 3Buy ↗
1982High SpiritsPOoC · 2Buy ↗
1983The Mirror of NaturePOoNB · 4Buy ↗
1985What's Bred in the BonePOoTCTB · 2Buy ↗
1985The Papers of Samuel MarchbanksPOoNB · 5Buy ↗
1988The Lyre of OrpheusPOoTCTB · 3Buy ↗
1991Murther and Walking SpiritsPOoTTB · 1Buy ↗
1991At My Heart's CoreOverlaidPOoC · 3Buy ↗
1993Fortune, My Foe and Eros at BreakfastPOoC · 4Buy ↗
1994The Cunning ManPOoTTB · 2Buy ↗
1994Hunting Stuart and The Voice of the PeoplePOoC · 5Buy ↗
1995A Gathering of Ghost StoriesPOoC · 6Buy ↗
1996The Merry HeartPOoNB · 6Buy ↗
1999For Your Eye AlonePOoNB · 7Buy ↗
1999Happy AlchemyPOoNB · 8Buy ↗
2002Robertson Davies Discoveries: Early Letters 1938-1975POoNB · 9Buy ↗
2008Modern Classics Selected Works On the Art of WritingPOoC · 7Buy ↗
2008Selected Works on the Pleasures of ReadingPOoC · 8Buy ↗
2015A Celtic Temperament: Robertson Davies as DiaristPOoC · 9Buy ↗

Book series · browse all →

Publication Order of Collections9 books · 1979–2015
01The Enthusiasms of Robertson Davies1979Buy ↗
02High Spirits1982Buy ↗
03At My Heart's CoreOverlaid1991Buy ↗
04Fortune, My Foe and Eros at Breakfast1993Buy ↗
05Hunting Stuart and The Voice of the People1994Buy ↗
06A Gathering of Ghost Stories1995Buy ↗
07Modern Classics Selected Works On the Art of Writing2008Buy ↗
08Selected Works on the Pleasures of Reading2008Buy ↗
09A Celtic Temperament: Robertson Davies as Diarist2015Buy ↗
Publication Order of Toronto Trilogy Books2 books · 1991–1994
01Murther and Walking Spirits1991Buy ↗
02The Cunning Man1994Buy ↗
Publication Order of Standalone Novels2 books · 1963–1970
01A Masque of Mr. Punch1963Buy ↗
02Stephen Leacock1970Buy ↗
Publication Order of The Deptford Trilogy Books3 books · 1970–1975
01Fifth Business1970Buy ↗
02The Manticore1972Buy ↗
03World of Wonders1975Buy ↗
Publication Order of The Cornish Trilogy Books3 books · 1981–1988
01The Rebel Angels1981Buy ↗
02What's Bred in the Bone1985Buy ↗
03The Lyre of Orpheus1988Buy ↗
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books9 books · 1960–2002
01A Voice from the Attic1960Buy ↗
02One Half of Robertson Davies1978Buy ↗
03The Well-Tempered Critic1981Buy ↗
04The Mirror of Nature1983Buy ↗
05The Papers of Samuel Marchbanks1985Buy ↗
06The Merry Heart1996Buy ↗
07For Your Eye Alone1999Buy ↗
08Happy Alchemy1999Buy ↗
09Robertson Davies Discoveries: Early Letters 1938-19752002Buy ↗
Publication Order of The Salterton Trilogy Books3 books · 1951–1958
01Tempest-Tost1951Buy ↗
02Leaven of Malice1954Buy ↗
03A Mixture of Frailties1958Buy ↗

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