The Rebel Angels (King Penguin) - Softcover

Robertson Davies

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140061762 ISBN 13: 9780140061765

Publisher: Penguin Group, 1983

Synopsis

A goodhearted priest and scholar, a professor with a passion for the darker side of medieval psychology, a defrocked monk, and a rich young businessman who inherits some troublesome paintings are all helplessly beguiled by the same coed.

The story is set in motion by the death of eccentric art patron and collector Francis Cornish. Hollier, McVarish, and Darcourt are the executors of Cornish's complicated will, which includes material that Hollier wants for his studies. The deceased's nephew Arthur Cornish, stands to inherit the fortune.

Davies weaves together the destinies of this remarkable cast of characters, creating a wise and witty portrait of love, murder, and scholarship at a modern university.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Robertson Davies uses his magical touch to weave together the destinies of this remarkable cast of characters, creating a wise and witty portrait of love, murder, and scholarship at a modern university.

About the Author:

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Group
• Publication date: 1983
• ISBN 10: 0140061762
• ISBN 13: 9780140061765
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 332