Template:Italic title Template:More citations needed Template:Infobox book Happy Alchemy, first published by McClelland and Stewart in 1997, is a collection of writings by Canadian novelist Robertson Davies. The collection was edited after Davies' death in 1995 by his literary executors: his wife Brenda and daughter Jennifer.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Happy Alchemy consists of various of Davies' unpublished speeches, book reviews and essays.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It touches on themes, subjects and interests that were near to Davies' heart: in particular, theatre, opera and music.

The bookEdit

The book opens with a quotation from the English poet Matthew Green:
"By happy alchemy of mind
They turn to pleasure all they find."

Companion VolumeEdit

Happy Alchemy was preceded in 1996 by a companion volume, The Merry Heart.

ReferencesEdit

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See alsoEdit

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