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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 (1869–1944)

Born 30 December 1869
Died 28 March 1944

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  • Cover of: Montreal: seaport and city.

    First published in 1944 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Moonbeams From a Larger Lunacy

    First published in 1964 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: My financial career and How to make a million dollars

    First published in 1914 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: My memories and miseries as a school-master

    First published in 1920 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: My recollection of Chicago: and, The doctrine of laissez faire
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    First published in 1998 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: National organization for war ...

    First published in 1917 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Number fifty-six

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  • Cover of: The Perfect Lover's Guide

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  • Cover of: The pursuit of knowledge: a discussion of freedom and compulsion in education
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    First published in 1934 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Random rhymes from Old Brewery Bay.

    First published in 2006 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Responsible government in the British colonial system.

    First published in 1907 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Romances of Business

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  • Cover of: The Secrets Of Success

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  • Cover of: Social criticism: the unsolved riddle of social justice and other essays
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    First published in 1996 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Stephen Leacock's plan to relieve the depression in 6 days, to remove it in 6 months, to eradicate it in 6 years.

    First published in 1933 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: This life as I see it

    First published in 1900 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Too much college = Education eating up life, with kindred essays in education and humour

    First published in 1939 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Too much college; or, Education eating up life: with kindred essays in eduction and humour.

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  • Cover of: A treasury of Stephen Leacock: three complete and unabridged Canadian classics
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Canadian writer and economist (1869–1944)

Born 30 December 1869
Died 28 March 1944

Subjects

Canadian wit and humor, History, History and criticism, Satire and humour, Canadian (English), CIHM, Satire et humeur canadiennes-anglaises, ICMH, Biography, Fiction, humorous, general, Politics and government, Colonies, Humor, Humor, general, Imperial federation, American wit and humor, Economic policy, Fiction, Wit and humor, Anecdotes, American Humorists, Canadian Humorous stories, Canadian wit and humor (English), Description and travel, Discovery and exploration, Social problems, Socialism, Anecdotes, facetiae, satire

Places

Canada, Great Britain, United States, America, Montréal (Québec), Canadian Northwest, England, Arctic regions, New France, Arctic Regions, Arctique, Calcutta, Canada (Province), India, Nord-Ouest canadien, North America, 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), Jacques Cartier (1491-1557), 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, Francis Hincks (1807-1885), George-Étienne Cartier Sir (1814-1873), Grimesby Roylott, Helen Stoner, Jacques Cartier, John H. Watson, L. H. LaFontaine (1807-1864), L. H. LaFontaine Sir (1807-1864), Louis Joseph Papineau (1786-1871), Sherlock Holmes, Sir Francis Hincks (1807-1885)

Time

19th century, Rebellion, 1837-1838, 20th century, 1841-1867, 1763-1867, 1837-1838 (Rébellion), 1867-1914, 1918-1945, 1791-1841, 1865-1918, 1890s, 1896-1911, 1918-, 19e siècle, United States

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Alternative names

  • Stephen Leacock
  • Stephen B. Leacock
  • Stephen Butler Leacock
  • stephen leacock
  • STEVEN LEACOCK
  • A H LEACOCK STEPHEN with illustrations by FISH

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