Dunstan Ramsay recalls Orpheus Wettenhall, lawyer and sportsman — “quite the most dedicated sportsman I have ever known” — and Wettenhall’s visits to Bertha Shanklin and her niece Mary Dempster:
Robertson Davies, Fifth Business (1970).
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“Fellows of the first importance” : “Visible branch establishments” : “Like a duck to water” : “A designer and a manufacturer”
Tuesday, March 10, 2020
“The intrepid Orph”
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Fifth Business has been sitting on my shelf staring at me for years. I read a bit a while back, got distracted with some job, and then forgot about it. Your posts make me think I should give it a go again. From what little I read I was impressed with Robertson Davis' clear eyed view of a certain species of Canadian-ness. The trilogy is a classic of Canadian literature, or it was at one time, so it's with a certain amount of shame to admit I haven't read it :-)
It’s a great reading experience. I’d recommend it to anyone who likes storytelling, magic, and mystery. But there ’s never shame in not having read something. We come to things when we come to them, sometimes sooner, sometimes later, sometimes never.
Elaine and I have added The Cornish Trilogy to our reading list.
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