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The Rebel Angels (Cornish Trilogy, Bk 1)
The Rebel Angels - Cornish Trilogy, Bk 1
Author: Robertson Davies
The death of eccentric art patron and collector Francis Cornish leads to a spectacle of theft, perjury, murder, scholarship, and love at a Canadian university. — The Cornish series explores the life and influence of Francis Cornish. In each novel, Davies looks at how underlying medieval patterns surface in modern lives. The story of The ...  more »
is set in motion by the death of eccentric art patron and collector Francis Cornish. University professors Clement Hollier, Urquhart McVarish, and Simon Darcourt are the executors of Cornish's complicated will, which includes material that Hollier wants for his scholarly work in Medieval Studies. The deceased's nephew Arthur Cornish, who stands to inherit the fortune, is also a character. All three executors (and Arthur) are intrigued by Maria Theotoky, Hollier's half-Polish, half-Gypsy graduate student, while the plot revolves around John Parlabane: ex-monk, skeptic philosopher, famulus, and general mischief-maker.

The intuitive theme in this novel is the Tarot.
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ISBN-13: 9780140062717
ISBN-10: 0140062718
Publication Date: 1/27/1983
Pages: 326
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4.1 stars, based on 20 ratings
Publisher: Penguin Books
Book Type: Paperback
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reviewed The Rebel Angels (Cornish Trilogy, Bk 1) on + 7 more book reviews
This is one in a trilogy, but it could be read on its own. Enjoy!
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Simon Darcourt, a goodhearted priest and scholar...Clement Hollier, a professor with a passion for the darker side of medieval psychology...the defrocked monk John Parlabane...Arthur Cornish, a rich young businessman who inherits some troublesome paintings and manuscripts...and Maria Theotoky, the beguiling graduate student who exerts a strange power over all these men. Robertson Davies uses his magical touch to weave together the destinies of this remarkable cast of characters, creating a wise and witty portrait of love, murder, and scholarship at a modern university.
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I found this an intriguing book to read. Many twists and turns.


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