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Stephen Leacock

Stephen Leacock

AmericanDecember 30, 1869 – March 28, 1944Humor

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→

Related

P. G. Wodehouse·Mark Twain
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