The Salterton Trilogy KINDLE MOBI by Robertson Davies CPUL H.A

SALTERTON TRILOGY: 1 - Tempest-Tost [1951] 2 - Leaven of Malice [1954] 3 - A Mixture of Frailties [1958]

Summary: In the small university town of Salterton, Ontario, dreams are quietly taking shape, or falling apart. There's the Salterton Little Theatre Company, in which professional director Valentine Rich is tormented by the amateurish efforts of his actors. The families Vambrace and Bridgetower almost go to war over a fake notice of engagement in the local paper. And a family fortune is lavished on an aspiring singer because there is no male heir to claim it. Tracing the lives and incidents of a small community in the middle of the last century, The Salterton Trilogy peels off the public veneer of geniality and respectability to reveal the private passions simmering beneath.
While full of humour and descriptive characters, and over half a century old, the novels stand the test of time in that they are united by the myth of achieved freedom and spiritual growth. These character figures are not isolates, but very much a part of their societies. And their personal growth, both singly and in sum, is an allegory for Canada's growth to spiritual and cultural maturity.


Robertson Davies (William Robertson Davies) CC, OOnt, FRSC, FRSL (August 28, 1913 – December 2, 1995) was a Canadian novelist, playwright, critic, journalist, and professor. He was one of Canada's best known and most popular authors. Davies was the founding Master of Massey College, a graduate residential college associated with the University of Toronto.
Davies was awarded the Stephen Leacock Award for Humour in 1955 for Leaven of Malice.

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