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" (1954) and "A Mixture of Frailties" (1958). 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.

Plot summary

In "Tempest-Tost" an amateur theatrical group sets about mounting a play.

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