Discoveries (Robertson Davies)

Discoveries, published by McClelland and Stewart in 2002, is a collection of letters written by Canadian novelist Robertson Davies.

In Discoveries, editor Judith Skelton Grant provides a selection of letters written by Davies from the period starting in 1938 until 1975. The letters touch on various subjects in Davies' life, including (but not limited to) the publication of the Samuel Marchbanks books (1947 – 1967), The Salterton Trilogy (1951 – 1958, and The Deptford Trilogy (1970 – 1975), and the early days of Massey College.

Discoveries is the second collection of Davies' letters; the first, For Your Eye Alone, was published by McClelland and Stewart in 2000.

Works by Robertson Davies
Novels
  • The Salterton Trilogy
    • Tempest-Tost
    • Leaven of Malice
    • A Mixture of Frailties
  • The Deptford Trilogy
    • Fifth Business
    • The Manticore
    • World of Wonders
  • The Cornish Trilogy
    • The Rebel Angels
    • What's Bred in the Bone
    • The Lyre of Orpheus
  • The "Toronto Trilogy"
    • Murther and Walking Spirits
    • The Cunning Man
Fictional essays
  • The Diary of Samuel Marchbanks
  • The Table Talk of Samuel Marchbanks
  • Samuel Marchbanks' Almanack
  • The Papers of Samuel Marchbanks
Critical essays
  • A Voice from the Attic
  • The Enthusiasms of Robertson Davies
  • The Well-Tempered Critic
  • The Merry Heart
  • Happy Alchemy
Miscellaneous
  • Samuel Marchbanks
  • High Spirits
  • For Your Eye Alone
  • Discoveries

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