This file includes: Arcadian Adventures with the Idle Rich, Behind the Beyond, Frenzied Fiction, Further Foolishness, The Hohenzollerns in America with the Bolsheviks in Berlin and Other Impossibilities, Literary Lapses, Moonbeams from the Larger Lunacy, My Discovery of England, Nonsense Novels, Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town, The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice, and Winsome Winnie and Other New Nonsense Novels. According to Wikipedia: "Stephen Butler Leacock (30 December 1869 28 Mar...

This file includes The Dawn of Canadian History, A Chronicle of Aboriginal Canada and The Mariner of Malo, a Chronicle of the Voyages of Jacque Cartier, both from Chronicles of Canada and both first published in 1914. According to Wikipedia: "Stephen Butler Leacock, FRSC (30 December 1869 28 March 1944) was an English-born Canadian teacher, political scientist, writer, and humorist. In the early part of the 20th century he was the best-known humorist in the English-speaking world.

15 Complete Works of Stephen LeacockAdventure of The Far NorthArcadian Adventures With the Idle RichBehind the BeyondFrenzied FictionFurther FoolishnessLiterary LapsesMoonbeams From the Larger LunacyMy Discovery of EnglandNonsense NovelsSunshine Sketches of a Little TownThe Dawn of Canadian HistoryThe Hohenzollerns in AmericaThe Mariner of St MaloThe Unsolved Riddle of Social JusticeWi...

Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town by Stephen Leacock Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town is a sequence of stories by Stephen Leacock, first published in 1912. It is generally considered to be one of the most enduring classics of Canadian humorous literature. The fictional setting for these stories is Mariposa, a small town on the shore of Lake Wissanotti. Although drawn from his experiences in Orillia, Ontario, Leacock notes:Mariposa is not a real town. On the contrary, it is abou...

This file includes The Dawn of Canadian History, A Chronicle of Aboriginal Canada and The Mariner of Malo, a Chronicle of the Voyages of Jacque Cartier, both from Chronicles of Canada and both first published in 1914. According to Wikipedia: "Stephen Butler Leacock, FRSC (30 December 1869 – 28 March 1944) was an English-born Canadian teacher, political scientist, writer, and humorist. In the early part of the 20th century he was the best-known humorist in the English-speaking world."

Stephen P H Butler Leacock FRSC was born on the 30th December 1869 in Swanmore, near Southampton, England, the third of eleven children.The family emigrated to Canada in 1876 to live on a 100-acre farm in Sutton, Ontario. There Leacock was home-schooled and later enrolled into the elite private school Upper Canada College in Toronto. Academically he was very strong and enrolled at the University of Toronto to study languages and literature. He left there after his alcoholic father ...

The Complete Works of Stephen LeacockStephen P. H. Butler Leacock FRSC 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.This collection includes the following:Further FoolishnessWinsome Winnie and other New Nonsense NovelsThe Unsolved Riddle of Social JusticeBeh...

The stories follow the members of the Mausoleum Club, a group of wealthy and idle individuals who spend their days pursuing pleasure and avoiding responsibility. Leacock pokes fun at the club members' lavish lifestyles, their shallow values, and their complete lack of self-awareness.One of the most famous stories in the collection is "The Heresy of Professor Pinkey." In this story, Professor Pinkey, a member of the Mausoleum Club, gives a lecture on the importance of work and responsibilit...

Humorous essays look at banking, ghosts, laundry, golf, landlords, success, fishing, and daily life...

According to Wikipedia: "Stephen Butler Leacock, FRSC (30 December 1869 28 March 1944) was a Canadian writer and economist... Early in his career, Leacock turned to fiction, humour, and short reports to supplement (and ultimately exceed) his regular income. His stories, first published in magazines in Canada and the United States and later in novel form, became extremely popular around the world. It was said in 1911 that more people had heard of Stephen Leacock than had heard of Canada. Al...

Behind the Beyond, and Other Contributions to Human Knowledge by Stephen Leacock is a humorous collection of satirical essays and sketches that showcase the author’s wit and talent for social commentary. Leacock, a renowned Canadian humorist, uses his characteristic blend of irony and absurdity to explore a variety of topics, from societal norms and human behavior to the quirks of everyday life. The title piece, "Behind the Beyond," is a lighthearted parody of contemporary theater, poking ...

The Dawn of Canadian History: A Chronicle of Aboriginal Canada by Stephen Leacock is a historical exploration of Canada’s early beginnings, focusing on the Indigenous cultures and the arrival of European explorers. In this chronicle, Leacock examines the lives and societies of Aboriginal Canadians before European contact, including their cultural practices, social structures, and relationships with the land. He discusses the first encounters with Norse explorers, early European settlements...