Robertson Davies has been astonishingly prolific. Due to the extent of his work, and the brief nature of this study, a large number of uncollected articles and essays have not been included.

1939

Shakespeare's Boy Actors (criticism). London: J.M. Dent and Sons; 207pp.

1942

Shakespeare for Young Players: A Junior Course. Toronto: Clarke, Irwin; 255pp.

1947

The Diary of Samuel Marchbanks (fictional essays). Toronto: Clarke, Irwin; 204pp.

1948

Overlaid: A Comedy (play). Toronto: Samuel French; 24pp.

1949

Eros at Breakfast and Other Plays. Toronto: Clarke, Irwin; 129pp.
Fortune, My Foe (play). Toronto: Clarke, Irwin; 99pp.
Four Favourite Plays. Toronto: Clarke, Irwin; 157pp.
The Table Talk of Samuel Marchbanks (fictional essays). Toronto: Clarke, Irwin; 248pp.

1950

At My Heart's Core (play). Toronto: Clarke, Irwin; 91pp.

1951

Tempest-Tost (novel). Toronto: Clarke, Irwin; 376 pp.

1952

A Masque of Aesop (play). Toronto: Clarke, Irwin; 47pp.

1954

Leaven of Malice (novel). Toronto: Clarke, Irwin; 312 pp.

1955

A Jig for the Gypsy (play). Toronto: Clarke, Irwin; 98 pp.

1958

A Mixture of Frailties (novel). Toronto: Macmillan; 379pp.

1960

Tyrone Guthrie's Production of Love and Libel. NY: Theater Guild; n.d.
A Voice from the Attic (criticism). Toronto: McClelland and Stewart; 360 pp.

1963

A Masque of Mr. Punch (play). Toronto: Oxford University Press; 58pp.

1967

Samuel Marchbanks'Almanack (fictional essays). Toronto: McClelland and Stewart; 205 pp.

1970

A Feast of Stephen (anthology). Toronto: McClelland and Stewart; 154 pp.
Fifth Business (novel). Toronto: Macmillan; 314pp.
Stephen Leacock (criticism). Toronto: McClelland and Stewart; 63 pp.

1972

The Manticore (novel). Toronto: Macmillan; 280 pp. Hunting Stuart and Other Plays. Toronto: New Press; 274 pp.

1975

Question Time (play). Toronto: Macmillan; 70 pp.
World of Wonders (novel). Toronto: Macmillan; 358 pp.

1977

One Half of Robertson Davies (essays). Toronto: Macmillan; 286 pp.

1979

The Enthusiasms of Robertson Davies : Provocative Pronouncements on a Wide Range of Topics (essays). Ed. Judith Skelton Grant. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart; 320 pp.

1981

Brothers in the Black Art (play for television). Vancouver: Alcuin Society; 41 pp.
The Rebel Angels (novel). Toronto: Macmillan; 326 pp.
Robertson Davies: The Well-Tempered Critic : One Man's View of Theater and Letters in Canada (essays). Ed. Judith Skelton Grant. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart; 285 pp.

1982

High Spirits (ghost stories). Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England; NY, NY: Penguin; 198 pp.

1983

The Mirror of Nature (criticism). Toronto: University of Toronto Press; 129 pp.

1985

What's Bred in the Bone (novel). Toronto: Macmillan; 436 pp.
The Papers of Samuel Marchbanks (fictional essays). Toronto: Irwin; 540 pp.

1988

The Lyre of Orpheus (novel). Toronto: Macmillan; 472 pp. 1991
Murther and Walking Spirits (novel). Toronto: McClelland and Stewart; 357 pp.

1993

Reading and Writing (essays). Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press; 64 pp.

1994

The Cunning Man (novel). Toronto: McClelland and Stewart

1995

A Gathering of Ghost Stories. New York: Penguin; 468 pp.

1996

The Merry Heart/Selections 1980-1996 (essays). Toronto: McClelland and Stewart; 385 pp.

1997

Happy Alchemy: Writings on the Theatre and Other Lively Arts. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart.

In collaboration with Sir Tyrone Guthrie:

1953

Renown at Stratford (essay). Toronto: Clarke, Irwin; 127 pp.

1954

Twice Have the Trumpets Sounded (essay). Toronto: Clarke, Irwin; 192 pp.

In collaboration with Sir Tyrone Guthrie, Tanya Moiseiwitsch and Boyd Neel:

1955

Thrice the Brinded Cat Hath Mew'd (essay). Toronto: Clarke, Irwin; 178 pp.

The above bibliography of works by Robertson Davies was prepared by Lynne Diamond-Nigh. Interested in writing a profile of your favourite Canadian author? Visit our contribution page for details.

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