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World of Wonders
- The Deptford Trilogy, Book 3
- Narrated by: Marc Vietor
- Length: 12 hrs and 30 mins
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Summary
Hailed by the Washington Post Book World as a "modern classic", Robertson Davies' 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.
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- Cogito Ergo Sometimes
- 20-01-22
Love these great novels
listening is such a different experience. Mark Vietor gives his performances 100% and does a very good job. Accents are tricky 🙂 Well done Mark x
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- Trisha
- 17-01-15
Wonderful
I read the Deptford Trilogy 35 years ago and remembered enjoying it but little else. Have just finished listening to the final book World of Wonders and it has surpassed my expectations. Robertson Davies has a playful touch yet deals with important issues. The novels have not dated one bit. There were times during the first novel that the narrator grated a little but by World of Wonders he did not intrude - despite an atrocious Scottish accent! Very enjoyable
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- Mrs. S. L. Littlewood
- 23-12-22
A nice ending to the trilogy
I wasn’t sure about the start of this book. But it soon became much more involving.
Some twists along the way which were a bit far fetched but still a very engaging book for me.
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- TDJO
- 11-09-17
Excellent book, performance ok
This is an outstanding piece of writing by Robertson Davies. I read these as books 20 years ago and have enjoyed listening to these versions thoroughly. Although the performance is not great, it is much less intrusive than in the other audio versions of the previous parts of the Deptford trilogy. It's possible I've got used to it but I think the narration is more consistent and the characters don't bleed into each other. Certainly highly recommended.
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