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World of wondersthe third book in the series after the manticore. The deptford trilogy, series of three novels by robertson davies, consisting of fifth business 1970, the manticore 1972, and world of wonders 1975. Kindle ebooks can be read on any device with the free kindle app. To create a series or add a work to it, go to a work page. Throughout the trilogy, davies interweaves moral concerns and bits of arcane lore.
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