Biography

William Robertson Davies (28 August 1913 – 2 December 1995) was a Canadian novelist, playwright, critic, journalist, and professor. He was one of Canada's best known and most popular authors and one of its most distinguished "men of letters", a term Davies gladly accepted for himself. Davies was the founding Master of Massey College, a graduate residential college associated with the University of Toronto.

Books by Robertson Davies

Cornish Trilogy Omnibus
Cornish Trilogy Omnibus
2019
Happy Alchemy
Happy Alchemy
2019
Murther and Walking Spirits
Murther and Walking Spirits
2019
Papers of Samuel Marchbanks
Papers of Samuel Marchbanks
2019
Salterton Trilogy Omnibus
Salterton Trilogy Omnibus
2019
Voice from the Attic
Voice from the Attic
2019
Un hombre astuto
Un hombre astuto
2016
Asesinato y ánimas en pena
Asesinato y ánimas en pena
2015
Asesinatos y ánimas en pena
Asesinatos y ánimas en pena
2015
Celtic Temperament
Celtic Temperament
2015
The Manticore
The Manticore
2015
Espíritu festivo. Cuentos de fantasmas
Espíritu festivo. Cuentos de fantasmas
2013
La trilogie de Cornish
La trilogie de Cornish
2013
Lira Orfe︠i︡a
Lira Orfe︠i︡a
2013
Feast of Stephen
Feast of Stephen
2012
Levadura de Malicia
Levadura de Malicia
2012
merced de la Tempestad
merced de la Tempestad
2012
Una mezcla de flaquezas
Una mezcla de flaquezas
2012
Cornish Trilogy
Cornish Trilogy
2011
Murther Walking Spirits
Murther Walking Spirits
2011
Salterton Trilogy
Salterton Trilogy
2011
Leaven of Malice
Leaven of Malice
2010
Trilogia de Deptford
Trilogia de Deptford
2009
Lo que arraiga en el hueso
Lo que arraiga en el hueso
2008
Selected works on the art of w
Selected works on the art of writing
2008
Selected Works On The Pleasures Of Readings
Selected Works On The Pleasures Of Readings
2008
A masque of Aesop
A masque of Aesop
2007
High Spirits 25th Anniversary
High Spirits 25th Anniversary Edition
2007
La lyre d'Orphée
La lyre d'Orphée
2007
A jig for the gypsy
A jig for the gypsy
2006
At the gates of the righteous
At the gates of the righteous
2006
Eros at breakfast
Eros at breakfast
2006
General confession
General confession
2006
King phoenix
King phoenix
2006
The Greatest Cat Stories Ever Told
The Greatest Cat Stories Ever Told
2004
Diary of Samuel Marchbanks (Sh
Diary of Samuel Marchbanks (Shaw Festival)
2003
Les anges rebelles (French Edi
Les anges rebelles (French Edition)
2003
Robertson Davies 5th Business
Robertson Davies 5th Business
2002
For your eye alone
For your eye alone
2001
Northern Suns
Northern Suns
2000
Merry Heart
Merry Heart
1998
Curiosity Recaptured
Curiosity Recaptured
1997
Le maître des ruses
Le maître des ruses
1997
TEMPEST TOST
TEMPEST TOST
1997
Un homme remarquable
Un homme remarquable
1997
El Hombre Astuto
El Hombre Astuto
1996
Hunting Stuart and The Voice of the People
Hunting Stuart and The Voice of the People
1996
La lira de Orfeo
La lira de Orfeo
1996
The Merry Heart Selections 198
The Merry Heart Selections 1980 - 1995
1996
The Mirror of Nature (Alexande
The Mirror of Nature (Alexander Lectures, 1982)
1996
A gathering of ghost stories
A gathering of ghost stories
1995
Animal U.
Animal U.
1995
Christmas Carol Reharmonized
Christmas Carol Reharmonized
1995
Hunting Stuart
Hunting Stuart
1994
An introduction to the twenty-
An introduction to the twenty-first Toronto Antiquarian Book Fair
1993
Fortune, My Foe and Eros at Breakfast
Fortune, My Foe and Eros at Breakfast
1993
Why I do not intend to write a
Why I do not intend to write an autobiography
1993
Look at the clock
Look at the clock
1992
The Cornish trilogy
The Cornish trilogy
1992
The great Queen is amused
The great Queen is amused
1992
At my heart's core ; &, Overlaid
At my heart's core ; &, Overlaid
1991
Graham Greene (1904-1991)
Graham Greene (1904-1991)
1991
Lira de Orfeo, La
Lira de Orfeo, La
1991
Un heureux canular
Un heureux canular
1991
A chat about literacy
A chat about literacy
1990
Dickens Digested
Dickens Digested
1990
The Deptford Trilogy
The Deptford Trilogy
1990
The enthusiasms of Robertson Davies
The enthusiasms of Robertson Davies
1990
The papers of Samuel Marchbanks
The papers of Samuel Marchbanks
1990
Conversations with Robertson Davies
Conversations with Robertson Davies
1989
The art of fiction CVII
The art of fiction CVII
1989
THE SALTERTON TRILOGY
THE SALTERTON TRILOGY
1989
World of Wonders
World of Wonders
1988
But why do you call it Canadian?
But why do you call it Canadian?
1986
Reading through Jung's spectac
Reading through Jung's spectacles
1983
The mirror of nature
The mirror of nature
1983
Thirty years at Stratford
Thirty years at Stratford
1982
Brothers in the black art
Brothers in the black art
1981
On being a professional
On being a professional
1981
The cat that went to Trinity
The cat that went to Trinity
1981
The rebel angels
The rebel angels
1981
Fifty years of theatre in Canada
Fifty years of theatre in Canada
1980
Studies in Robertson Davies' Deptford trilogy
Studies in Robertson Davies' Deptford trilogy
1980
The Canada of myth and reality
The Canada of myth and reality
1980
The relevance and importance of the humanities in the present day
The relevance and importance of the humanities in the present day
1979
[Davies' response to the editor, Geraldine Anthony, on writing drama]
[Davies' response to the editor, Geraldine Anthony, on writing drama]
1978
Delusions of literacy
Delusions of literacy
1978
From A voice from the attic
From A voice from the attic
1978
One Half of Robertson Davies
One Half of Robertson Davies
1978
One half of Robertson Davies ; provocative pronouncements on a wide range of topics
One half of Robertson Davies ; provocative pronouncements on a wide range of topics
1977
Curiosity - that's the secret
Curiosity - that's the secret
1975
Overlaid
Overlaid
1975
Playwrights and plays
Playwrights and plays
1975
Education and literacy
Education and literacy
1974
It does no good to be afraid
It does no good to be afraid
1973
Ben Jonson and alchemy
Ben Jonson and alchemy
1972
Hunting Stuart & other plays
Hunting Stuart & other plays
1972
Fifth Business
Fifth Business
1971
The heart of a Merry Christmas
The heart of a Merry Christmas
1970
The W. L. Grant Fellowship in
The W. L. Grant Fellowship in adult education
1969
A tough-minded imaginative Can
A tough-minded imaginative Canadian with a vision of excellence
1968
FOUR FAVOURITE PLAYS
FOUR FAVOURITE PLAYS
1968
Four favourite plays, (A Clark
Four favourite plays, (A Clarke Irwin Canadian paperback, Cl-30)
1968
From "The diary of Samuel Marc
From "The diary of Samuel Marchbanks"
1967
Marchbanks' almanack
Marchbanks' almanack
1967
At my heart's core
At my heart's core
1966
At My Heart's Core & Overlaid
At My Heart's Core & Overlaid Two Plays
1966
Shakespeare for young players
Shakespeare for young players
1964
Changing fashions in Shakespea
Changing fashions in Shakespearean production
1963
Masque of Mr. Punch
Masque of Mr. Punch
1963
Speech for Stratford students.
Speech for Stratford students. --
1962
The personal art
The personal art
1961
A mixture of frailties
A mixture of frailties
1960
A Voice Fron the Attic
A Voice Fron the Attic
1960
Shakespeare over the port
Shakespeare over the port
1960
Thrice the brinded cat hath mew'd
Thrice the brinded cat hath mew'd
1955
Thrice the brinded cat hath mewed
Thrice the brinded cat hath mewed
1955
at my hearts core
at my hearts core
1950
Eros at breakfast, and other p
Eros at breakfast, and other plays
1949
Table Talk of Samual Marchbank
Table Talk of Samual Marchbanks
1949
The Diary of Samuel Marchbanks
The Diary of Samuel Marchbanks, together with The Table Talk of Samuel Marchbanks [boxed set]
1949
The table talk of Samuel Marchbanks
The table talk of Samuel Marchbanks
1949
The diary and table talk of Sa
The diary and table talk of Samuel Marchbanks
1947
The diary of Samuel Marchbanks;
The diary of Samuel Marchbanks;
1947
Entre vous et moi
Entre vous et moi
1935
The merry heart
The merry heart
1918
A mixture of frailities
A mixture of frailities
Entre vous et moi: lettres 197
Entre vous et moi: lettres 1976-1995