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Stephen Leacock

A Canadian teacher, political scientist, writer, and humorist. Between the years 1915 and 1925, he was the best-known English-speaking humorist in the world (Wikipedia).

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Canadian writer and economist

Born 30 December 1869
Died 28 March 1944

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  • Cover of: Humor: its theory and technique, with examples and samples; a book of discovery

    First published in 1935 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The iron man & the tin woman, with other such futurities.: A book of little sketches of to-day and to-morrow.

    First published in 1929 3 editions in 1 language
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    First published in 1947 3 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Our British empire: its structure, its history, its strength.

    First published in 1940 3 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition ourbritishempire00leac
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    First published in 1938 3 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: The Leacock roundabout: a treasury of the best works of Stephen Leacock

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  • Cover of: Further foolishness: sketches and satires on the follies of the day

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  • Cover of: The mariner of St Malo

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  • Cover of: The Bodley Head Leacock

    First published in 1957 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Q: A Farce in One Act

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  • Cover of: On the front line of life: Stephen Leacock : memories and reflections, 1935-1944

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  • Cover of: The Stephen Leacock quote book

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Canadian writer and economist

Born 30 December 1869
Died 28 March 1944
Subjects
Canadian wit and humor, History, Fiction, humorous, general, Satire and humour, Canadian (English), CIHM, Satire et humeur canadiennes-anglaises, ICMH, History and criticism, Biography, Colonies, Imperial federation, Politics and government, Economic policy, Fiction, Humor, American Humorists, American wit and humor, Anecdotes, Canadian Humorous stories, Description and travel, Humor, general, Social problems, Socialism, Wit and humor, Anecdotes, facetiae, satire, Canadian wit and humor (English), Economics
Places
Canada, Great Britain, United States, America, Canadian Northwest, England, Montréal (Québec), Arctic regions, Calcutta, Canada (Province), India, New France, Québec (Province), Surrey
People
Stephen Leacock (1869-1944), L. H. Lafontaine Sir (1807-1864), Robert Baldwin (1804-1858), Charles Dickens (1812-1870), Francis Hincks Sir (1807-1885), Mark Twain (1835-1910), Mrs. Sommers, O. Henry (1862-1910), Stephen, 1869-1944 Leacock, William Lyon Mackenzie (1795-1861), Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), Charles Gordon whose pen name was Ralph Connor, Charles W. Jefferys, George-Étienne Cartier Sir (1814-1873), Grimesby Roylott, Helen Stoner, Jacques Cartier, Jacques Cartier (1491-1557), John H. Watson, L. H. LaFontaine Sir (1807-1864), Louis Joseph Papineau (1786-1871), Sherlock Holmes, Sir Francis Hincks (1807-1885), Stroke Moran
Time
19th century, 20th century, Rebellion, 1837-1838, 1763-1867, 1841-1867, 1867-1914, 1791-1841, 1837-1838 (Rébellion), 1865-1918, 1890s, 1896-1911, 1918-, 1918-1945, 19e siècle, United States

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  • Stephen Leacock
  • Stephen B. Leacock
  • Stephen Butler Leacock

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September 27, 2023 Edited by bitnapper Edited without comment.
September 27, 2023 Edited by bitnapper merge authors
September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
December 14, 2019 Edited by Tom Morris Remove "please see" AKA
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import