A Mixture of Frailties
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A Mixture of Frailties, published by Macmillan in 1958
, is the third novel in The Salterton Trilogy
by Canadian
novelist Robertson Davies
. The other two novels are Tempest-Tost
(1951
) and Leaven of Malice
(1954
). The series was also published in one volume as The Salterton Trilogy in 1986
.
The trilogy revolves around the residents of the imaginary town of Salterton, Ontario
.
The central character, Monica Gall, is a working-class girl with a beautiful singing voice. She unexpectedly receives a large sum of money enabling her to study music in Europe. The novel traces the struggles, and eventual success, in her personal and artistic growth.
1958 in literature
The year 1958 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:*August 18 - Vladimir Nabokov's controversial novel Lolita is published in United States.*First volume of The Civil War by Shelby Foote is published....
, is the third novel in The Salterton Trilogy
The Salterton Trilogy
The Salterton Trilogy consists of the first three novels by Canadian novelist Robertson Davies: Tempest-Tost , Leaven of Malice , and A Mixture of Frailties...
by Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
novelist Robertson Davies
Robertson Davies
William Robertson Davies, CC, OOnt, FRSC, FRSL was a Canadian novelist, playwright, critic, journalist, and professor. He was one of Canada's best-known and most popular authors, and one of its most distinguished "men of letters", a term Davies is variously said to have gladly accepted for himself...
. The other two novels are Tempest-Tost
Tempest-Tost
Tempest-Tost, published in 1951 by Clarke Irwin, is the first novel in The Salterton Trilogy by Canadian novelist Robertson Davies. The other two novels are Leaven of Malice and A Mixture of Frailties...
(1951
1951 in literature
The year 1951 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:*E. E. Cummings and Rachel Carson are awarded Guggenheim Fellowships.*Flannery O'Connor is diagnosed with lupus....
) and Leaven of Malice
Leaven of Malice
Leaven of Malice, published in 1954, is the second novel in The Salterton Trilogy by Canadian novelist Robertson Davies. The other two novels are Tempest-Tost and A Mixture of Frailties...
(1954
1954 in literature
The year 1954 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:*Jack Kerouac reads Dwight Goddard's A Buddhist Bible, which will influence him greatly.*John Updike graduates from Harvard with a thesis on George Herbert....
). The series was also published in one volume as The Salterton Trilogy in 1986
1986 in literature
The year 1986 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:*Michael Grade. Controller of BBC One, axes plans to televise Ian Curteis's The Falklands Play.-New books:*Kingsley Amis - The Old Devils...
.
The trilogy revolves around the residents of the imaginary town of Salterton, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
.
The central character, Monica Gall, is a working-class girl with a beautiful singing voice. She unexpectedly receives a large sum of money enabling her to study music in Europe. The novel traces the struggles, and eventual success, in her personal and artistic growth.