The Papers of Samuel Marchbanks

1985 novel by Robertson Davies

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The Papers of Samuel Marchbanks, published by Irwin in 1985, constitutes a collection of the writings of Samuel Marchbanks, a character created in 1944 by Canadian novelist and journalist Robertson Davies when he was editor of the Peterborough Examiner newspaper in the small city of Peterborough, Ontario, northeast of Toronto.

The Papers of Samuel Marchbanks is drawn from The Diary of Samuel Marchbanks (1947) and The Table Talk of Samuel Marchbanks (1949) as well as selections from Samuel Marchbanks' Almanack, published in 1967.

This book is presented as a "scholarly edition" of Marchbanks' writings, presented and edited by his "friend", Robertson Davies.

References

"The Papers of Samuel Marchbanks". Kirkus Reviews. June 15, 1986. Retrieved October 25, 2024.

v t e Works by Robertson Davies
Novels	The Salterton Trilogy Tempest-Tost Leaven of Malice A Mixture of Frailties The Deptford Trilogy Fifth Business The Manticore World of Wonders The Cornish Trilogy The Rebel Angels What's Bred in the Bone The Lyre of Orpheus The "Toronto Trilogy" Murther and Walking Spirits The Cunning Man
Fictional essays	The Diary of Samuel Marchbanks The Table Talk of Samuel Marchbanks Samuel Marchbanks' Almanack The Papers of Samuel Marchbanks
Critical essays	A Voice from the Attic The Well-Tempered Critic Happy Alchemy The Enthusiasms of Robertson Davies
Miscellaneous	Samuel Marchbanks High Spirits For Your Eye Alone

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