Signed First Edition "Tempost-Tost" online by Robertson Davies, published by Clarke, Irwin & Co. Ltd. (1951) Hardcover

This is a signed First Edition copy of "Tempost-Tost" by Canadian author Robertson Davies, published by Clarke, Irwin & Co. Ltd. (1951).

Condition: Excellent. No Dust jacket. First Edition; First Printing. It appears to be in unread condition. "Signed" by the author on title page. 376 pages

The debut novel that launched an astonishing literary career, "Tempest-Tost" is a shining example of Robertson Davies's legendary wit. It is the first novel in the Salterton Trilogy - the other two novels are "Leaven of Malice" and "A Mixture of Frailties".

A synopsis, with my thanks to Penguin Random House:

An amateur production of The Tempest provides a colourful backdrop for a hilarious look at unrequited love. Mathematics teacher Hector Mackilwraith, stirred and troubled by Shakespeare's plays, falls in love with the beautiful Griselda Webster. When Griselda shows that she has her own plans, Hector despairs and tries to commit suicide on the play's opening night.

Written in 1951, Tempest-Tost is a wonderfully satirical story of small-town Canada that reveals humorous yet powerful universal truths.


About the author:
Robertson Davies (1913–1995) was born and raised in Ontario, and was educated at a variety of schools, including Upper Canada College, Queen's University, and Balliol College, Oxford. He had three successive careers: as an actor with the Old Vic Company in England; as publisher of the Peterborough Examiner; and as university professor and first Master of Massey College at the University of Toronto, from which he retired in 1981 with the title of Master Emeritus.

He was one of Canada's most distinguished men of online letters, with several volumes of plays and collections of essays, speeches, and belles lettres to his credit. As a novelist, he gained worldwide fame for his three trilogies: The Salterton Trilogy, The Deptford Trilogy, and The Cornish Trilogy, and for later novels Murther & Walking Spirits and The Cunning Man.

His career was marked by many honours: He was the first Canadian to be made an Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, he was a Companion of the Order of Canada, and he received honorary degrees from twenty-six American, Canadian, and British universities.

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