Monday, March 16, 2020

Wealth, illusion, corruption

Father Gervase Knopwood aims to disillusion young David Staunton about his father Boy Staunton, “a great man of business.” Knoppy doesn’t go so far as to suggest that the elder Staunton was dishonest:


Robertson Davies, The Manticore (1972).

Other Robertson Davies posts
“Fellows of the first importance” : “Visible branch establishments” : “Like a duck to water” : “A designer and a manufacturer” : “The intrepid Orph” : “The socks-shorts moment”

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