The Merry Heart

“A splendid gallimaufry of the eminent Canadian’s talks and essays, mostly about literature and the creative life . . . a thought-filled and amusing book.”— The Washington Post   For devotees of Davies and all lovers of literature and language, here is the “urbanity, wit, and high seriousness mixed by a master chef,” vintage delights from an exquisite literary menu ( Cleveland Plain Dealer ).   Robertson Davies’s rich and varied collection of writings on the world of books and the mira