The book purports to be the dying memoirs of hugh selwyn mauberley. An officer of the order of canada and twotime winner of the governor generals award, timothy findley was accomplished as an actor, novelist, and playwright, and was one of the most singular and influential talents of his generation. The lord of the rings the fellowship of the rings audiobook chap 16 make by tokybook. The novel opens with hugh selwyn mauberleys childhood experience of witnessing his own fathers dive to the earth from a hotel roof in boston.
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