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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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    First published in 1920 2 editions in 1 language
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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, Colonies, Imperial federation, Politics and government, Biography, 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, Montréal (Québec), America, Canadian Northwest, England, Arctic regions, Calcutta, Canada (Province), India, New France, Québec (Province), Surrey
People
L. H. Lafontaine Sir (1807-1864), Robert Baldwin (1804-1858), Stephen Leacock (1869-1944), Francis Hincks Sir (1807-1885), Charles Dickens (1812-1870), 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, Rebellion, 1837-1838, 20th century, 1841-1867, 1763-1867, 1867-1914, 1918-1945, 1791-1841, 1837-1838 (Rébellion), 1865-1918, 1890s, 1896-1911, 1918-, 19e siècle, United States

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  • 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