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The Papers of Samuel Marchbanks

In this collection of his newspaper pieces, mostly from the late Forties, Davies introduces us to his alter ego, a mildly irascible curmudgeon whose opinions and observations have been so popular in Canada that three volumes of his columns have been published there: The Diary , The Table Talk , and The Garland of Miscellania. Davies has re-edited them to produce a single volume and in the prefatory "A Drink with Marchbanks" even given us his own view of the journalist he created. A pleasant entertainment covering such diverse topics as politics, theater, and manners, this volume offers a humorous and insightful picture of postwar Canadian life as seen through the eyes of a delightful eccentric who reminds this reader of a boozeless W. C. Fields.

  • Format
  • paperback
  • Pages
  • 560
  • Language
  • english
  • ISBN
  • 978-0-14-009771-9
  • EAN
  • 9780140097719
  • Characters
  • Samuel Marchbanks
  • Genres
  • fiction, humor, canada
  • Release date
  • 1990