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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: My discovery of the West: a discussion of east and west in Canada

    First published in 1937 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Further Foolishness, Sketches And Satires on the Follies of the Day

    First published in 2006 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Happy stories - just to laugh at.

    First published in 1943 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Montreal seaport and city.

    First published in 1942 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Moonbeams from the larger lunacy
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    First published in 1916 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: The Bodley Head Leacock
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    Cover of edition bodleyheadleacoc00leacuoft First published in 1957 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Hohenzollerns in America

    First published in 2019 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Further Foolishness

    First published in 2015 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Baldwin, LaFontaine, Hincks: responsible government

    First published in 1910 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Further foolishness: sketches and satires on the follies of the day

    First published in 1917 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Behind the beyond: & other contributions to human knowledge

    First published in 1918 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Dawn of Canadian History

    First published in 2020 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Hohenzollerns in America

    First published in 2021 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Last leaves

    First published in 1946 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: My Discovery of England

    First published in 1922 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: My Discovery of England

    First published in 2018 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Hohenzollerns in America

    First published in 2008 — 3 editions
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    Cover of edition furtherfoolishne0000leac First published in 1916 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: The Leacock roundabout: a treasury of the best works of Stephen Leacock
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    Cover of edition leacockroundabou0000leac First published in 1945 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Moonbeams from the Larger Lunacy

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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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