| World of Wonders Contributor(s): Davies, Robertson (Author), Link, Kelly (Foreword by), Dirda, Michael (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0143039148 ISBN-13: 9780143039143 Publisher: Penguin Adult Hc/Tr OUR PRICE: $15.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2006 Annotation: Hailed by the "Washington Post Book World" as a modern classic, Robertson Daviess acclaimed Deptford Trilogy is a glittering, fantastical, cunningly contrived series of novels, around which a mysterious death is woven. "World of Wonders"the third book in the series after "The Manticore"follows the story of Magnus Eisengrimthe most illustrious magician of his agewho is spirited away from his home by a member of a traveling sideshow, the Wanless World of Wonders. After honing his skills and becoming better known, Magnus unfurls his lifes courageous and adventurous tale in this third and final volume of a spectacular, soaring work. Robertson Davies is one of the great modern novelists. Malcolm Bradbury, "The Sunday Times" (London) Robertson Davies is a novelist whose books are thick and rich with humor, character and incident. They are plotted with skill and much flamboyance. "The Observer" (London) |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Literary |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2005044534 |
| Series: Penguin Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.64" H x 5.22" W x 7.7" (0.54 lbs) 352 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 68506 Reading Level: 7.2 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 22.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The third book in Robertson Davies's acclaimed The Deptford Trilogy, with a new foreword by Kelly Link Hailed by the Washington Post Book World as a modern classic, Robertson Davies's acclaimed Deptford Trilogy is a glittering, fantastical, cunningly contrived series of novels, around which a mysterious death is woven. World of Wonders--the third book in the series after The Manticore--follows the story of Magnus Eisengrim--the most illustrious magician of his age--who is spirited away from his home by a member of a traveling sideshow, the Wanless World of Wonders. After honing his skills and becoming better known, Magnus unfurls his life's courageous and adventurous tale in this third and final volume of a spectacular, soaring work. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. |