World of Wonders
Robertson Davies
Penguin Publishing Group
Hailed by the <b>Washington Post Book World</b> as "a modern classic," Robertson Davies's acclaimed <b>Deptford Trilogy</b> is a glittering, fantastical, cunningly contrived series of novels, around which a mysterious death is woven. <b>World of Wonders</b>&#8212;the third book in the series after <b>The Manticore</b>&#8212;follows the story of Magnus Eisengrim&#8212;the most illustrious magician of his age&#8212;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.<br>For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to...</br>