William robertson davies biography of martin

Who was Robertson Davies?

William Robertson Davies, CC, OOnt, FRSC, FRSL was a Canadian novelist, playwright, critic, journalist, and professor. He was one of Canada's best known and most popular authors, and one of its most distinguished "men of letters", a term Davies is variously said to have gladly accepted for himself and to have detested.

William robertson davies biography of martin

Davies was the founding Master of Massey College, a graduate residential college associated with the University of Toronto.

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