When John Ryder, for instance, writes "I utter valediction … - Robertson Davies

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When John Ryder, for instance, writes "I utter valediction to the author of my being," he means simply that he said goodbye to his mother.

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Robertson Davies CC (August 28 1913 – December 2 1995) was a Canadian novelist, playwright, critic, journalist and professor.

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