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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: Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice

    First published in 2019 — 2 editions
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    First published in 1922 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: While there is time;: The case against social catastrophe,

    First published in 1945 — 2 editions
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    First published in 1934 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The Stephen Leacock quote book

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  • Cover of: Back to prosperity: the great opportunity of the Empire conference

    First published in 1932 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Bagdad on the subway

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    First published in 2004 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Essays and literary studies / Stephen Leacock.
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    Cover of edition essaysandlitera01leacgoog First published in 1916 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Here are my lectures.

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  • Cover of: The Hohenzollerns in America; and other impossibilities.

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  • Cover of: Hoodoo McFiggin's Christmas

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  • Cover of: Humor and humanity: an introduction to the study of humor

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  • Cover of: The methods of Mr. Sellyer: a book store study

    First published in 1914 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: My old college, 1843-1943.

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  • Cover of: My Victorian girlhood: Mémoires d'une jeune fille victorienne

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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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