Portrait of Stephen Leacock

Stephen Leacock

Stephen P. H. Butler Leacock was a Canadian teacher, political scientist, writer, and humourist. Between the years 1915 and 1925, he was the best-known English-speaking humourist in the world. He is known for his light humour along with criticisms of people's follies.

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Frenzied Fiction

"Frenzied Fiction" by Stephen Leacock is a collection of humorous essays and stories written during the late 19th century. The book presents a satiric...

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Literary Lapses

"Literary Lapses" by Stephen Leacock is a collection of humorous essays and stories written in the early 20th century. The book presents a series of w...

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The Hohenzollerns in America With the Bolsheviks in Berlin and Other Impossibilities

"The Hohenzollerns in America" by Stephen Leacock is a satirical work written in the early 20th century. This book humorously imagines the former Germ...

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Nonsense Novels

"Nonsense Novels" by Stephen Leacock is a collection of humorous short stories penned in the early 20th century. The work showcases Leacock's signatur...

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The Dawn of Canadian History : A Chronicle of Aboriginal Canada

"The Dawn of Canadian History: A Chronicle of Aboriginal Canada" by Stephen Leacock is a historical account written during the early 20th century. Thi...

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Behind the Beyond, and Other Contributions to Human Knowledge

"Behind the Beyond, and Other Contributions to Human Knowledge" by Stephen Leacock is a collection of humorous essays and short stories likely written...

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The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice

"The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice" by Stephen Leacock is an analytical treatise on social justice and economic theory written in the early 20th c...

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Index of the Project Gutenberg Works of Stephen Leacock

"Index of the Project Gutenberg Works of Stephen Leacock" by Stephen Leacock is a compilation of literary works categorized under various themes, writ...

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The Mariner of St. Malo : A chronicle of the voyages of Jacques Cartier

"The Mariner of St Malo: A Chronicle of the Voyages of Jacques Cartier" by Stephen Leacock is a historical account written during the early 20th centu...

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Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town

"Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town" by Stephen Leacock is a collection of humorous sketches set in the fictional Canadian town of Mariposa, written d...

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My Discovery of England

"My Discovery of England" by Stephen Leacock is a humorous travelogue published in the early 20th century. The book captures Leacock's impressions and...

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Adventurers of the Far North: A Chronicle of the Frozen Seas

"Adventurers of the Far North: A Chronicle of the Frozen Seas" by Stephen Leacock is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This book...

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Winsome Winnie and other New Nonsense Novels

"Winsome Winnie and Other New Nonsense Novels" by Stephen Leacock is a collection of whimsical short stories written in the early 20th century. The op...

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Further Foolishness

"Further Foolishness" by Stephen Leacock is a collection of humorous sketches and satires written in the early 20th century, specifically during the W...

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Moonbeams from the Larger Lunacy

"Moonbeams from the Larger Lunacy" by Stephen Leacock is a collection of satirical short stories written during the early 20th century. The text addre...

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Arcadian Adventures with the Idle Rich

"Arcadian Adventures With the Idle Rich" by Stephen Leacock is a satirical novel written in the early 20th century. The book humorously explores the l...

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