Whats Bred in the Bone, Robertson Davies
Whats Bred in the Bone, Robertson Davies
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Whats Bred in the Bone
The Cornish Trilogy, Book 2

Author: Robertson Davies

Narrator: Frederick Davidson

Unabridged: 16 hr 15 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/01/2010

Categories: Fiction


Synopsis

Francis Cornish was always good at keeping secrets. From the wellhidden family secret of his childhood to his mysterious encounters with a smalltown embalmer, an expert art restorer, a Bavarian countess, and various masters of espionage, the events in Francis' life were not always what they seemed.This wonderfully ingenious portrait of an art expert and collector of international renown is told in stylish, elegant prose and endowed with lavish portions of Davies's wit and wisdom.

About Robertson Davies

Robertson Davies (1913–1995) was an internationally acclaimed author, actor, publisher, and, finally, professor at the University of Toronto. The author of twelve novels and several volumes of essays and plays, he was the first Canadian to be inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Terry on June 24, 2013

This is Robertson Davies’ best book. No, really it is. And he’s written some pretty awesome ones, let me tell you. Certainly, at the very least, I can say that this one is my favourite. It has everything I want and expect from a book by Davies: a concentration on artistic and intellectual matters, e......more

Goodreads review by Майя on August 17, 2022

A polymath and encyclopedist in the field of hagiography and classical painting, Davis gives the reader a truly intellectual enjoyment of the novel, balancing on the verge of family, historical, picaresque, espionage, books on history, art, history of art, religion, history of religion and esoterici......more

Goodreads review by Supratim on December 13, 2016

This novel has been penned by Canadian author Robertson Davies and is the second book in the Cornish trilogy, but it can be read as a standalone novel. I had chanced upon this book while book hunting in a second hand bookstore. I had never heard of Robertson Davies but something about the book, most......more

(Cornish Trilogy, Book 2) Η ασάλευτη θλιβερή μουσική της ανθρωπότητας, που εξαγνίζει και απαλύνει. Η κρυμμένη βαθιά λύπη των πραγμάτων, η προσπάθεια κατανόησης και παράβλεψης των αιχμών. «Βαθιά ριζωμένο»σημαίνει, ίσως, ότι το εξωστρεφές γίνεται εσωστρεφές. Στην εξερεύνηση του εξωτερικού κόσμου προστέ......more

Goodreads review by W.D. on September 24, 2020

Some churlish sot who goes by my name awarded this book 4 stars ten days ago, without adding a review, and I am here today to correct both of those glaring errors, cos though 20C realism is not my usual thing, I absolutely loved this book and think it among Davies' very best. All of our Man of Letter......more