Leacock, Stephen 1869-1944

Overview

Works:	966 works in 4,165 publications in 7 languages and 48,312 library holdings
Genres:	Fiction Biography Humor Biographies Anecdotes Satirical literature Quotations Bibliography Parodies, imitations, etc History
Roles:	Author, Composer, Editor, Writer of accompanying material, Dedicatee, Bibliographic antecedent, Other

Publication Timeline

Most widely held works about Stephen Leacock

Stephen Leacock, humour and humanity by Gerald Lynch( )
Leacock on life by Stephen Leacock( )
On the front line of life : Stephen Leacock : memories and reflections, 1935-1944 by Stephen Leacock( )
The Old Brewery Bay : a Leacockian tale by Pete McGarvey( )
Stephen Leacock : a biography by David M Legate( Book )

Stephen Leacock, a reappraisal by David Staines( Book )
The boy I left behind me by Stephen Leacock( Book )
Last leaves by Stephen Leacock( Book )
Stephen Leacock, humorist and humanist by Ralph L Curry( Book )
Laugh with Leacock : an anthology of the best work of Stephen Leacock by Stephen Leacock( Book )
Stephen Leacock by Robertson Davies( Book )
The man in the Panama hat; reminiscences of my uncle, Stephen Leacock by Elizabeth Kimball( Book )
Stephen Leacock by Margaret MacMillan( Book )
Stephen Leacock, a check-list and index of his writings by Gerhard R Lomer( Book )
Leacock : a biography by A. F Moritz( Book )
Faces of Leacock; an appreciation by Silver Donald Cameron( Book )
Stephen Leacock : the sage of Orillia by James Doyle( Book )
Literary lapses by Stephen Leacock( Book )
Stephen Leacock : his remarkable life by A. F Moritz( Book )
My recollection of Chicago : and, The doctrine of laissez faire by Stephen Leacock( Book )

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Most widely held works by Stephen Leacock

Sunshine sketches of a little town by Stephen Leacock( Book )

228 editions published between 1912 and 2018 in 6 languages and held by 2,038 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"Set in the fictional landscape of Mariposa on the shores of Lake Wissanotti in Missinaba County, Leacock's Sunshine Sketches of A Little Town is an affectionate satire of small town life. This series of humorous connected sketches about graft, high finance, religion, love and romance is, on one level, an intimate, comic portrait of town life and local politics. On another level, the narrative is a powerful commentary on the workings of community values and on Canada's place within the British Empire."--Jacket

Nonsense novels by Stephen Leacock( Book )

185 editions published between 1900 and 2018 in 6 languages and held by 1,827 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

In this collection of hilarious literary satires, Canadian humorist Stephen Leacock jaunts from genre to genre, gleefully skewering mysteries, ghost stories, detective novels, and virtually every other type of fiction you can think of. It's a light but surprisingly insightful look at the excesses of twentieth-century prose that will amuse and delight readers

Literary lapses by Stephen Leacock( Book )

200 editions published between 1900 and 2017 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,611 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

My financial career.-- Lord Oxhead's secret.-- Boarding-house geometry.-- The awful fate of Melpomenus Jones.-- A Christmas letter.-- How to make a million dollars.-- How to live to be 200.-- How to avoid getting married.-- How to be a doctor.-- The new food.-- A new pathology.-- The poet answered.-- The force of statistics.-- Men who have shaved me.-- Getting the thread of it.-- Telling his faults.-- Winter pastimes.-- Number fifty-six.--Aristocratic education.-- The conjurer's revenge.-- Hints to travellers.-- A manual of education.-- Hoodoo McFiggin's Christmas.-- The life of John Smith.--On collecting things.-- Society chit-chat.-- Insurance up to-date.-- Borrowing a match.-- A lesson in fiction.-- Helping the Armenians.-- A study in still life, the country hotel.-- An experiment with Policeman Hogan.-- The passing of the poet.-- Self-made men.-- A model dialogue.-- Bach to the bush.--Reflections on riding.-- Saloonio.-- Half-hours with the poets: Mr. Wordsworth and the cottage girl; How Tennyson killed the May queen; Old Mr. Longfellow on board the Hesperus. --A, B, and C

Charles Dickens : his life and work by Stephen Leacock( Book )

32 editions published between 1933 and 2012 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,470 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"Stephen Leacock (1869-1944) shares the stage with Charles Dickens and Mark Twain as one of the best-loved humorists in the English-speaking world, and at the time of its original publication, Leacock's biography of Dickens was widely and enthusiastically hailed as a vital, grand, and masterful examination of the man and his writing." "That Leacock's biography of the great novelist was the first to explore the humour of Dickens' novels is only natural. Originally published in 1933, it is filled with sharp commentary and was a book that Leacock was enormously and justifiably proud." "Of Leacock's masterful recounting of the life of Dickens, the New York Times wrote, "There is wit in this book, and such sprightliness as only a Stephen Leacock could inject into it." Readable, entertaining, and insightful, this biography is a classic work, admirable for both its subject and author. Book jacket."--Jacket

Arcadian adventures with the idle rich by Stephen Leacock( Book )

125 editions published between 1914 and 2015 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,145 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Satire skewers the wealthy, with their fads and pretensions to being high-minded

My discovery of England by Stephen Leacock( Book )

64 editions published between 1922 and 2014 in 3 languages and held by 1,080 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Canadian humorist and academic Stephen Leacock had a plethora of opportunities to explore new cultures as he traveled the globe in support of his many popular books, often giving scholarly talks along the way. In this uproarious volume of essays and vignettes, Leacock sets down his impressions of a promotional tour of England

Frenzied fiction by Stephen Leacock( Book )

78 editions published between 1917 and 2015 in 3 languages and held by 1,070 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

In many people the very name Spy excites a shudder of apprehension; we Spies, in fact, get quite used to being shuddered at. None of us Spies mind it at all. Whenever I enter a hotel and register myself as a Spy I am quite accustomed to see a thrill of fear run round the clerks, or clerk, behind the desk

Moonbeams from the larger lunacy by Stephen Leacock( )

72 editions published between 1915 and 2018 in English and held by 1,058 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Dividing his time between academic pursuits and humor writing, Canadian author and scholar Stephen Leacock had a vivid, kinetic imagination. His playful mental prowess is on full display in the collection Moonbeams From the Larger Lunacy, which veers between a wide array of topics, ranging from suffrage to literary satires of overwrought purple prose

Behind the beyond : and other contributions to human knowledge by Stephen Leacock( Book )

77 editions published between 1913 and 1969 in English and Undetermined and held by 853 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Behind the beyond --Familiar incidents --Parisian pastimes --The retroactive existence of Mr Juggins --Making a magazine --Homer and humbug

Essays and literary studies by Stephen Leacock( Book )

69 editions published between 1916 and 2010 in English and Undetermined and held by 765 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Elements of political science by Stephen Leacock( Book )

71 editions published between 1906 and 2010 in 3 languages and held by 684 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

My remarkable uncle, and other sketches by Stephen Leacock( Book )

55 editions published between 1942 and 2010 in English and Undetermined and held by 680 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

This celebrated collection of sketches sparkles with Stephen Leacock's humour and shines with the warmth of his wit. The comical E.P., star of the title essay, "My Remarkable Uncle," is a classic Leacock character. He is president of a railway with a letterhead but no rails, and he heads a bank that boasts credit but no cash whatsoever ' all of which trouble E.P. not in the least. My Remarkable Uncle, a wonderful smorgasbord of mirth served up by a master of comedy, includes several essays, a short story, a political parable, and personal reflections on a dizzying array of subjects. Here, in rich abundance, are the inspired nonsense and the unerring eye for human folly that have made Stephen Leacock Canada's most celebrated humorist. From the Paperback edition

The Hohenzollerns in America : with the Bolsheviks in Berlin and other impossibilities by Stephen Leacock( Book )

38 editions published between 1919 and 2017 in English and Undetermined and held by 660 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Though formally trained as a political scientist, Canadian writer Stephen Leacock rose to fame and fortune on the strength of his satirical works of humor, which often skewered the pretensions of the well-to-do. In The Hohenzollerns in America, he imagines a deposed family of European aristocrats being forced to perform menial labor after being pushed from power

Further foolishness; sketches and satires on the follies of the day by Stephen Leacock( Book )

59 editions published between 1916 and 1982 in English and Undetermined and held by 641 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

SUBTITLE: SKETCHES AND SATIRES ON THE FOLLIES OF THE DAY. LEACOCK COMMENTS ON THE IMPORTANT (AND SOME NOT SO IMPORTANT) ISSUES OF HIS DAYS: PEACE, WAR AND POLITICS, MOVIES AND MOTORS, MEN AND WOMEN, FICTION AND HUMOUR

The Leacock roundabout : a treasury of the best works of Stephen Leacock by Stephen Leacock( Book )

30 editions published between 1945 and 1989 in English and held by 600 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Winsome Winnie, and other new nonsense novels by Stephen Leacock( Book )

53 editions published between 1920 and 2015 in English and held by 593 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

In the mood for uproarious satire? Check out Stephen Leacock's collection Winsome Winnie and Other New Nonsense Novels. Mercilessly skewering the overwrought melodramas that were popular around the turn of the century, this series of short tales will definitely tickle your funny bone

Too much college; or, Education eating up life, with kindred essays in education and hummour by Stephen Leacock( Book )

17 editions published between 1939 and 1945 in English and held by 567 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Mark Twain by Stephen Leacock( Book )

26 editions published between 1932 and 1974 in English and Undetermined and held by 493 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

How to write by Stephen Leacock( Book )

22 editions published between 1943 and 2009 in English and held by 477 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The unsolved riddle of social justice by Stephen Leacock( Book )

34 editions published between 1920 and 2014 in English and held by 474 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Canadian writer Stephen Leacock shot to literary acclaim as a satirist and humorist. However, many of his fans were unaware of the fact that Leacock was formally trained as a political scientist and economist and published widely in both disciplines. This incisive volume summarizes Leacock's views on several of the most crucial social, political, and economic questions that galvanized the world in the early twentieth century

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