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| Title Statement | World of wonders / Robertson Davies. |
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| Author | Davies, Robertson, 1913- |
| Additional Contributors | Avers, Roy |
| Publication | Washington, D.C.: National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress,2014. |
| Extent of Item | 1 DAISY audio disc (12 hours, 28 minutes) |
| Other Number | NLSxxDAI38563 |
| General Notes | Originally issued by NLS on cassette in 1993. Rerecord of RD 13713. The last of three linked novels, the first being Fifth business (1970) and the second being The manticore (1972). |
| Performance Credits | Narrated by Roy Avers. |
| Audience & Ratings | Male narrator. |
| Summary | The world's greatest illusionist and the world's greatest filmmaker collaborate on a television film about Jean-Eugene Robert-Houdin in a castle in Switzerland. During the shooting, the illusionist tells his life story. It involves some of the film company, and each one has an opinion on the truth. The final volume in the Deptford trilogy, the first being Fifth Business (DB 32480) and the second being The Manticore (DB 37577). 1975. |
| Subjects & Genres | |
| By Topic | Canadians--Fiction--Travel--Switzerland |
| Magicians--Fiction | |
| Motion picture producers and directors--Fiction | |
| By Genre | Fiction |
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