Tempest Tost: Tempest-tost; Leaven Of Malice; A Mixture Of Frailties (Salterton Trilogy #1)

By: Robertson Davies

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Synopsis: &“With a sure comic touch, Davies assembles his cast of characters and lets them make fools of themselves . . . in the best Shakespearean tradition.&”—The Emerald City Book Review Weaving a tapestry of wonderfully developed characters, smoldering rivalries, and witty satire, Robertson Davies introduces the first book in the Salterton Trilogy. An amateur production of The Tempest provides a colorful backdrop for a hilarious look at unrequited love. Mathematics teacher Hector Mackilwraith, stirred and troubled by Shakespeare&’s play, falls in love with the beautiful heiress Griselda Webster. When Griselda shows she has plans of her own, Hector despairs on the play&’s opening night. &“High comedy with a spice of satire to give it savor.&”—Montreal Gazette &“An exercise in puckish persiflage.&”—Toronto Star &“Hilarious, satirical, witty and clever.&”—Edmonton Journal &“By turns humorous and sympathetic, Davies shows us that he knows his stuff, even in this, his first book.&”—AllReaders.com &“It would not be a bad thing for more writers to read and be inspired by Davies&’s example of intelligent, emotionally resonant fiction, or for more readers to discover its pleasures.&”—The Emerald City Book Review