Stephen Leacock
Stephen Leacock was a Canadian humorist whose Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town and Arcadian Adventures with the Idle Rich are considered classics of North American comic writing. He was the most popular English-language humorist in the world during the early twentieth century.
Works
- Sunshine Sketches of a Little TownSatirical sketches portraying the quirky characters and social dynamics of a small Canadian town
- Arcadian Adventures with the Idle RichSatirical stories following wealthy elite's adventures and misadventures in pursuit of leisure and status
- Literary LapsesCollection of humorous literary parodies and witty comic sketches that satirize contemporary society
- Nonsense NovelsHilarious parodies of famous literary classics told in the absurdist style of master humorist Leacock
- Behind the BeyondCollection of satirical essays that mercilessly mock human nature and social conventions with Canadian humor