High Spirits (Short story collection)

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High Spirits is a collection of short stories by Canadian novelist, playwright, critic, journalist and professor Robertson Davies.

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Short stories - Canadian - Novelist - Playwright - Critic - Journalist - Professor - Robertson Davies

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Robertson Davies was Master of Massey College at the University of Toronto in Toronto, Ontario from 1963 until 1981. Shortly after joining the College, he decided that he would tell a ghost story at the College's annual Christmas party — its Gaudy Night — as an entertainment. The telling of a ghost story became a tradition, and for eighteen years Davies wrote a new story, which he read aloud at the Gaudy Night celebration.

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Massey College - University of Toronto - Toronto - Ontario - 1963 - 1981 - Ghost story - Christmas - Gaudy Night

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After Davies' retirement from Massey College, the eighteen stories were collected and published in the book High Spirits.

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