The Papers Of Samuel Marchbanks

''The Papers of Samuel Marchbanks'', published by

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, constitutes a collection of the writings of Samuel Marchbanks, a character created in 1944 by Canadian novelist and journalist

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. ''The Papers of Samuel Marchbanks'' is drawn from ''

The Diary of Samuel Marchbanks ''The Diary of Samuel Marchbanks'', published by Clarke, Irwin & Company, Clarke, Irwin in 1947 in literature, 1947, is the first of the Samuel Marchbanks books by Canadian novelist and journalist Robertson Davies. The other two books in this ser ...

'' ( 1947) and '' The Table Talk of Samuel Marchbanks'' ( 1949) as well as selections from '' Samuel Marchbanks' Almanack'', published in

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. This book is presented as a "scholarly edition" of Marchbanks' writings, presented and edited by his "friend", Robertson Davies. Short story collections by Robertson Davies 1985 short story collections Clarke, Irwin & Company books {{1980s-story-collection-stub