Name: World of Wonders

Author: Robertson Davies
Year: 1975
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Classic, Fantasy
Culture: Canada

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ISBNs:
9780143039143
0143039148
Hailed by the
as "a modern classic," Robertson Davies's acclaimed
is a glittering, fantastical, cunningly contrived series of novels, around which a mysterious death is woven.
- the third book in the series after
- 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.
For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
This book is part of the "The Deptford Trilogy" series. Here are some other books from this series:
"The Manticore"
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"Fifth Business"
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