Cornish Trilogy: The Rebel Angels (Audiobook)

from lilyfathersjoy

I had always meant to read Robertson Davies; my undergraduate English degree hadn't included Canadian literature. (And frankly, I tended to stick to Drama and Poetry for the lighter reading load...) One day I bit the bullet and this novel was the most readily available. I was enchanted by wit and...

from Eyejaybee

A few years ago, in fact not very before his death in 1995, I had the privilege of meeting Robertson Davies when he gave a reading from his then newly-published novel The Cunning Man. Davies looked like a character from one of his own novels - tall, slightly stooped and sporting a proper mage's b...

from ChocolateMuse

I think my first reaction to this book was to marvel at how such erudition can be made so fun. This is not at all a heavy read, and yet it's a novel of such depth and breadth as rarely goes into a modern novel. The Rebel Angels is playful and intelligent, witty and wise, sincere and cerebral all ...

from browner56

Robertson Davies was a prolific author and a man of considerable professional breadth (novelist, newspaperman, academic, actor/playwright). Above all else, though, he was a remarkable story-teller. Few have been able to match his ability to combine the humor, erudition, and insights into human na...

from BooksForDinner

Enjoyed this, interesting characters and Davies usual overly-erudite craziness.