Robertson Davies was a Canadian novelist, playwright, and journalist. His first three novels—called the Salterton trilogy—are social comedies examining the eccentricities of a small Ontario university town. They are Tempest-Tost (1951), Leaven of Malice (1954), and A Mixture of Frailties (1958). In the three novels known as the Deptford trilogy, Davies explored the relationship between magic, religion, and psychology. These novels are Fifth Business (1970), The Manticore (1972), and World of Wonders (1975). The Cornish trilogy is still more absorbed in Canadian history and exotic lore.