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.
- Author
- Robertson Davies
- Format
- paperback
- Pages
- 560
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Language
- english
- ISBN
- 978-0-14-009771-9
- EAN
- 9780140097719
- Characters
- Samuel Marchbanks
- Genres
- fiction, humor, canada
- Release date
- 1990
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