Highly recommended- by this Davies … High Spirits - Kindle edition by Davies, Robertson. By “High” Spirits in the title, Davies’ is referring to the fact that the ghosts in these stories are most often of lofty earthly lineage. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading High Spirits. Canada lost a fine writer, critic, playwright and journalist in 1996 when Mr. Davies passed away. High Spirits ROBERTSON DAVIES (1913–1995) was born and raised in Ontario, and was educated at a variety of schools, including Upper Canada College, Queen’s University, and Balliol College, Oxford. It was first published by Penguin Canada in 1982 High Spirits – Robertson Davies – 1982. His books are still enjoyed today as much as ever, and for those who are seeking out a less heavy, light and amusing work by him, one simply cannot go wrong with "High Spirits." For me, they were intensely evocative, although of an era in the college that I just missed. High Spirits is a collection of short stories by Canadian novelist, playwright, critic, journalist and professor Robertson Davies. For 18 years, starting in 1963 when he became Master of the U. of Toronto's Massey College, veteran novelist Davies told an original "cheerful ghost story" at the college's annual Christmas party. Reviewed by: Dave Date: 19 December 2001 5 stars if Massey College is your alma mater, 3 stars if it isn’t. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. High Spirits, Robertson Davies' collection of Massey College ghost stories, is a pleasing little set of tales, which would, however, lose most of their charm, I think, for someone who didn't know the College. [These note were made in 1983:] Here, then, "in the form in which they were first spoken aloud," are those 18 tongue-in-cheek whimsies—complete with campus allusions (meaningless to outsiders), references to Canadian …
Astrology Of The Seers, The Assassin (2015 Full Movie English Subtitles), Hollywood Babylon Full Movie, 2020 Mustang Bullitt Price, Path Of Wuxia Discord, One Who Carves Metal Artistically, Danny Trejo - Imdb, The Dream Group, Mary Bell Daughter, Schröder House Architect, Desiree Casado Married, Eversource Employee Bonus, Spencer Douglas Obituary Mabel Mn, Delaware Museum Of Natural History Jobs, Opposite Of Take Point, The Clark Sisters: First Ladies Of Gospel Full Movie, Lin Fengmian Lady In Blue, Best Boy Grip Duties, Laila Law Giver Hired Thugs, Les Précieuses Ridicules Pdf, U2 Europa Ep Mp3, East Syracuse School District, Royal Commonwealth Pool, Live In Brazil, Random Acts Of Violence (2019 Watch Online), Green Lentil Dahl, James Potter Mr Potter, Uncanny Short Stories, Support Groups For Parents Who Lost A Child To Addiction, Trace Definition Science, Freaky Deaky Elmore Leonard Summary,