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The Salterton Trilogy continues with a novel "full of zest, wit and urbanity" from the celebrated Canadian author of Tempest-Tost and the Cornish novels (The New York Times).

Winner of the Lealock Award for Humor "His writing is full of zest, wit, and urbanity. The soundness of his moral is apparent. The leaven of malice grows, and swells, and sooner or later touches all of us." - The New York Times Book Review "The reader will find it a riot--engrossing... Read Full Overview

Book 2 of The Salterton Trilogy. A false engagement notice put in the paper as an act of malice manages to change the lives of many of the citizens of Salterton. Winner of the Leacock Award for humour.

In Leaven of malice, the university corridors and newspaper offices of small-town Ontario provide an ideal backdrop for Robertson Davies to exercise his genius for creating memorable characters and comical situations.

Winner of the 1954 Leacock Award, the novel combines... Read Full Overview