Robertson Davies: A Bibliography
1913–1995
Compiled by Deanna Ramsay · Work in progress
A bibliography of first and notable editions of the works of Robertson Davies, one of Canada's most distinguished novelists and men of letters. Entries note publisher, place, year, and pagination where known. Multiple entries under a title indicate separate first editions in different markets.
Shakespeare's Boy Actors [Theatre]
London. Dent. 1939. 208 pages.
Shakespeare For Young Players [Theatre]
Toronto. Clarke, Irwin. 1942. 255 pages.
The Diary of Samuel Marchbanks [Essays]
Toronto. Clarke, Irwin. 1947. 204 pages.
Revised edition. Toronto. Clarke, Irwin. 1966.
Revised edition. Toronto. Clarke, Irwin. 1966.
Overlaid: A Comedy [Drama]
Toronto. French. 1948. 24 pages.
Eros at Breakfast and Other Plays [Drama]
Toronto. Clarke, Irwin. 1949. 129 pages.
Fortune, My Foe [Drama]
Toronto. Clarke, Irwin. 1949. 99 pages.
The Table Talk of Samuel Marchbanks [Essays]
Toronto. Clarke, Irwin. 1949. 248 pages.
At My Heart's Core [Drama]
Toronto. Clarke, Irwin. 1950. 91 pages.
Tempest-Tost [Novel]
Toronto. Clarke, Irwin. 1951. 376 pages.
A Masque of Aesop [Drama]
Toronto. Clarke, Irwin. 1952. 47 pages.
Renown at Stratford [Theatre]
With Tyrone Guthrie and Grant Macdonald.
Toronto. Clarke, Irwin. 1953. 127 pages.
Toronto. Clarke, Irwin. 1953. 127 pages.
A Jig For the Gypsy [Drama]
Toronto. Clarke, Irwin. 1954. 98 pages.
Leaven of Malice [Novel]
Toronto. Clarke, Irwin. 1954. 312 pages.
Twice Have the Trumpets Sounded [Theatre]
With Tyrone Guthrie and Grant Macdonald.
Toronto. Clarke, Irwin. 1954. 192 pages.
Toronto. Clarke, Irwin. 1954. 192 pages.
Thrice the Brindled Cat Hath Mewed [Theatre]
With Tyrone Guthrie and Grant Macdonald.
Toronto. Clarke, Irwin. 1955. 178 pages.
Toronto. Clarke, Irwin. 1955. 178 pages.
A Mixture of Frailties [Novel]
Toronto. Macmillan. 1958. 379 pages.
A Voice From the Attic [Essays]
Toronto. McClelland & Stewart. 1960. 360 pages.
Published as The Personal Art: Reading to Good Purpose. London. Secker. 1961.
Published as The Personal Art: Reading to Good Purpose. London. Secker. 1961.
A Masque of Mr. Punch [Drama]
Toronto. Oxford University Press. 1963. 58 pages.
At My Heart's Core and Overlaid [Drama]
Toronto. Clarke, Irwin. 1966. 124 pages.
Marchbank's Almanack [Essays]
Toronto. McClelland & Stewart. 1967. 207 pages.
Four Favourite Plays [Drama]
Toronto. Clarke, Irwin. 1968.
Feast of Stephen: A Leacock Anthology [Edited by Davies]
Toronto. McClelland & Stewart.
Fifth Business [Novel]
Toronto. Macmillan. 1970.
Stephen Leacock [Literary Criticism]
Toronto. McClelland & Stewart. 1970.
Hunting Stuart and Other Plays [Drama]
Toronto. New Press. 1972.
The Manticore [Novel]
Toronto. Macmillan. 1972.
Question Time [Drama]
Toronto. Macmillan. 1975.
World of Wonders [Novel]
Toronto. Macmillan. 1975.
One Half of Robertson Davies: Provocative Pronouncements on a Wide Range of Topics [Essays]
Toronto. Macmillan. 1978.
The Enthusiasms of Robertson Davies
Toronto. McClelland & Stewart. 1979.
The Rebel Angels [Novel]
Toronto. Macmillan. 1981. 326 pages.
London. Allen Lane. 1982.
New York. Viking. 1982.
London. Allen Lane. 1982.
New York. Viking. 1982.
The Well-Tempered Critic
Toronto. McClelland & Stewart. 1981. 285 pages.
High Spirits [Novel]
Toronto. Penguin. 1982. 198 pages. Paperback original.
Middlesex, England. Penguin. 1982. Paperback.
New York. Viking. 1983.
Middlesex, England. Penguin. 1982. Paperback.
New York. Viking. 1983.
What's Bred in the Bone [Novel]
Toronto. Macmillan. 1985.
New York. Viking. 1985.
New York. Viking. 1985.
The Lyre of Orpheus [Novel]
Toronto. Macmillan. 1988. 472 pages.
London. Viking. 1988.
Franklin Center, PA. Franklin Library. 1988.
New York. Viking. 1988.
London. Viking. 1988.
Franklin Center, PA. Franklin Library. 1988.
New York. Viking. 1988.
Murther and Walking Spirits [Novel]
Toronto. McClelland & Stewart. 1991. 357 pages.
London. London Limited Editions. 1991.
London. Sinclair-Stevenson. 1991.
Franklin Center, Pennsylvania. The Franklin Library. 1991. (first US edition)
New York. Viking. 1991. (first US trade edition)
London. London Limited Editions. 1991.
London. Sinclair-Stevenson. 1991.
Franklin Center, Pennsylvania. The Franklin Library. 1991. (first US edition)
New York. Viking. 1991. (first US trade edition)
The Cunning Man [Novel]
Toronto. McClelland & Stewart. 1994. 469 pages.
London. Viking. 1994.
New York. Viking. 1994.
London. Viking. 1994.
New York. Viking. 1994.