Description
Robertson Davies’s acclaimed Deptford Trilogy is a glittering, fantastical, cunningly contrived series of novels, around which a mysterious death is woven. World of Wonders — the third book in the series after The Manticore — follows the story of Magnus Eisengrim — the most illustrious magician of his age — who is spirited away from his home by a member of a traveling sideshow, the Wanless World of Wonders. After honing his skills and becoming better known, Magnus unfurls his life’s courageous and adventurous tale in this third and final volume of a spectacular, soaring work.
Endorsements
"A modern classic" — Washington Post Book World