From 1908 until his retirement in 1936, stephen leacock 18691944 was the head of the department of economics and political science at mcgill university in montreal, quebec. Leacocks sunshine sketches of a little town 1977 words. This ebook is made available at no cost and with very few restrictions. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. His first humorous book, literary lapses 1910, collecting his magazine stories and articles, was selfpublished with the financial help of a brother. My idea was to draw out six dollars of it for present use. He is known for his light humour along with criticisms of peoples follies. Adventurers of the far north gutenberg text and illustrated html. Leacock definition of leacock by the free dictionary. The silver medal, designed by sculptor emanuel hahn, is a tribute to wellknown canadian humorist stephen leacock.
See how many types you recognize as you listen and laugh. One reference to leacock s collection in kings novel provides a hint of the potential dialogue between these two texts. Soaked in seaweed and 7 other nonsense novels by stephen. Penguin canada 2010 in the autumn of 1919 the new york times invited stephen leacock to. Simple stories of success, or how to succeed in life by.
But if you smile with dickens and are impressed by his skill, leacock makes you laugh and his learning seems hidden at first. Laugh with leacock by stephen leacock and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Download pdf leacockonlife free online new books in. Literary lapses book by stephen leacock thriftbooks. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. The stephen leacock memorial medal for humour was named in his honour. The stephen leacock memorial medal for humour, also known as the stephen leacock medal for humour or just the leacock medal, is an annual literary award presented for the best book of humour written in english by a canadian writer, published or selfpublished in the previous year.
Early in his career, leacock turned to fiction, humour, and short reports to supplement and ultimately exceed his regular income. About the author 1970 born in swanmore, england, stephen leacock was one of 11 children of an unsuccessful farmer and an ambitious mother, a woman to whom leacock no doubt owed his energetic and statusconscious nature. I thought this explanation of the contents of the book should. Leacocks stories are masqueraded with humor and mainly revolve around himself and his lifeevents. Leacock the subject of stephens book my remarkable uncle. Stephen butler leacock, frsc was an englishborn canadian teacher, political scientist, writer, and humorist. Leacock immigrated to canada with his parents at the age of six. Between the years 1915 and 1925, he was the bestknown englishspeaking humorist in the world. Literary lapses by stephen leacock free at loyal books. Eli found a copy of stephen leacock s arcadian adventures of. If it available for your country it will shown as book reader and user fully subscribe will benefit by having full. Stephen leacock s satiric masterpiece sunshine sketches of a little town captures the empire forever mentality that marked anglocanadian life in the early decades of the twentieth century.
You can read it on this site in a few minutes, although id encourage you to dip into one of the collections of stephen leacocks stories that are often led by this famous, if slight, piece so why list my financial career as one of the great canadian. He was extremely popular around the world, indeed, between 1915 and 1925 he was the most popular and widely read humourist in the englishspeaking world. Stephen leacock, internationally popular canadian humorist, educator, lecturer, and author of more than 30 books of lighthearted sketches and essays. The first paragraph of gertrude the governess is much parodied and paralleled but leacock got there first. A short introduction to the author and his work, written for the canadian writers series by a well. He was a polyglot having proficiency in english, french and german. Stephen butler leacock december 30, 1869 march 28, 1944 was a canadian political scientist, and writer and humourist. Stephen leacock 18691944 short sketches relating the humourous side of life in 1910. Though not as reknowned in modern times, during the early 1900s, leacock was the most famous humorist writing in the english language. John and i stephen leacock audiobook short story youtube. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Stephen butler leacock was an englishborn canadian writer, teacher, political scientist and humorist.
Canadian economist who is best remembered for his humorous writing, contained in volumes such as literary lapses and nonsense. Leacocks sunshine sketches of a little town it takes a certain type of character to see the humour in everyday life. In 1891, while teaching at the prestigious upper canada college in toronto. A can do as much work in one hour as b in two, or c in four. Wit like his could dart off down anarchic lanes of absurdity. Stephen leacock is currently considered a single author. Stephen leacock primary author only author division. It was said in 1911 that more people had heard of stephen leacock than had heard of canada. Stephen butler leacock december 1869 march 1944 was born in england and moved to canada when he was six years old. Historian margaret macmillanwhose books women of the raj and paris 1919 cast fresh light on the colonial legacyhas great affection for leacock s. Stephen leacock author of sunshine sketches of a little town. Kindle ebooks can be read on any device with the free kindle app.
I am in a position to back up my opinion on this point. Laugh with leacock an anthology of the best work of stephen leacock. Leacock article about leacock by the free dictionary. A man of seemingly inexhaustible talents, stephen butler leacock born december 30, 1869 easily juggled being a humorist, essayist, teacher, political economist, lecturer, and historian. Leacock definition, canadian humorist and economist. Stephen leacock30 december 1869 28 march 1944 stephen butler leacock, frsc was an englishborn canadian teacher, political scientist, writer, and humorist. For leacock, american literary humour was a new world.
Someone gave me a chequebook through a wicket and someone else began telling me how to write it out. The people in the bank had the impression that i was an invalid millionaire. Sunshine sketches of a little town by stephen leacock. Butler leacock, frsc, was a canadian teacher, political scientist, writer, and humorist. My financial career lord oxheads secret boardinghouse geometry the awful fate of melpomenus jones a christmas letter how to make a million. Butler leacock frsc 30 december 1869 28 march 1944 was a canadian teacher, political scientist, writer, and humourist. Stephen leacock, by peter mcarthur project gutenberg canada. His stories, first published in magazines in canada and the united states and later in novel form, became extremely popular around the world. Leacocks family emigrated to canada when he was only seven. Professor leacock has made more people laugh with the written word than any other living author. Literary lapses, by stephen leacock project gutenberg canada. Stephen leacock ebooks free download download stephen leacocks ebooks free in pdf, epub and kindle formats.
He received many awards and honorary degrees, among them the lorne pierce medal. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. One may say he is one of the greatest jesters, the greatest humorist of the age. An anthology of the best works of leacock, a canadian humor. John and i stephen leacock audiobook short story keyword stephen leacock john and i stephen leacock quotes stephen leacock museum stephen leacock collegiate institute john. This book is a member of the special collection special collection. Therefore it need a free signup process to obtain the book. Stephen leacock leacock, stephen, 18691944 online books about this author are available, as is a wikipedia article leacock, stephen, 18691944. The form of the question is generally of this sort. The humour, irony, and wit of stephen leacock have never been shown to better advantage than in literary lapses, his first collection of comic writings. Leacock synonyms, leacock pronunciation, leacock translation, english dictionary definition of leacock. This electronic edition was prepared from the edition. You cannot expect a grownup man to indulge in carefree laughter at my financial career. In the early part of the 20th century he was the bestknown humorist in the englishspeaking world.
He attended upper canada college 188287 and later received a b. Buy a cheap copy of literary lapses book by stephen leacock. A dodd, mead quality paperback leacock, stephen on. The timely humor of stephen leacock harold ridlon bridgewater state college this item is available as part of virtual commons, the openaccess institutional repository of bridgewater state university, bridgewater, massachusetts. Stephen leacock, a canadian economist and humorist who is best remembered for his many volumes of humorous essays and stories, many of them genial satires, holds forth here on the subject of success and its true value in life. Leacock was born in swanmore, near bishops waltham, hampshire, england, and at the age of six moved to canada with his family, which settled on a farm in egypt. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. It takes an even greater character to express the humour in ways that other people can appreciate and subsequently find gaiety therein. Leacock opposed womens vote, disparaged aboriginals and immigrants. Stephen leacock biography childhood, life achievements. Stephen leacock memorial medal for humour wikipedia.
Leacock was born in swanmore, near bishops waltham, hampshire, england. In his spare time, he published a number of bestselling collections of humorous essays and tales. If you enjoy take offs and parodies, the stories in this collection are for you. He was educated at upper canada college in toronto and the university of toronto from which he graduated in 1891. You can also read the full text online using our ereader. Welcome,you are looking at books for reading, the stephen leacock, you will able to read or download in pdf or epub books and notice some of author may have lock the live reading for some of country. This book is available for free download in a number of formats including epub, pdf, azw, mobi and more. My financial career the greatest literature of all time. Butler leacock frsc 30 december 1869 28 march 1944 was a canadian. Stephen leacock the greatest literature of all time. He became a canadian teacher, political scientist, writer, and humorist. With the exception of sunshine sketches of a little town, all his fulllength humorous books are really compilations.