What's Bred in the Bone (Cornish Trilogy) - Softcover

Davies, Robertson

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140097112 ISBN 13: 9780140097115

Publisher: Penguin, 1986

Synopsis

Francis Cornish was always good at keeping secrets. From the well-hidden family secret of his childhood to his mysterious encounters with a small -town embalmer, an expert art restorer, a Bavarian countess, and various masters of espionage, the events in Francis's life were not always what they seemed. In this wonderfully ingenious portrait of an art expert and collector of international renown, Robertson Davies has created a spellbinding tale of artistic triumph and heroic deceit. It is a tale told in stylish, elegant prose, endowed with lavish portions of Davies's wit and wisdom.

About this title

About the Author:

Robertson Davies (1913-1995) had three successive careers during the time he became 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.

Synopsis:

Francis Cornish, an art expert born to a wealthy family in a small Ottawa Valley town, is a man of mystery to his nephew, Arthur, and to his disappointed biographer, Simon Darcourt.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin
• Publication date: 1986
• ISBN 10: 0140097112
• ISBN 13: 9780140097115
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 448