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1. Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town (The New Canadian Library) by Stephen Leacock | |
Paperback: 216
Pages
(2010-09-07)
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It made me homesick for a little town that never existed.
very nice book
funniest book i've ever read
It Soothes the Soul For me, one of the funniest sections of the book was the introduction written by Leacock, where he gives you some background about himself and his profession. This short piece of writing quickly gives you an idea of the type of humor you will find in the actual sketches: a very sly, very quiet and clever type of humor that often takes a while to sink in. Leacock does not rely on rim shot jokes or manic posturing in his writings. Instead, he creates the fictional Canadian town of Mariposa and populates it with small town archetypes that are wonders to behold. All of the characters are hilarious in their own way: Mr. Smith, the proprietor of the local hotel and bar, full of schemes to earn money while trying to get his liquor license back. Then there is Jefferson Thorpe, the barber involved in financial schemes that may put him on the level of the Morgans and the Rockefellers. The Reverend Mr. Drone presides over the local Church of England in Mariposa, a man who reads Greek as easy as can be but laments his lack of knowledge about logarithms and balancing the financial books of the church. Peter Pupkin, the teller at the local bank, has a secret he wants no one to know about, but which eventually comes out while he is courting the daughter of the town judge. All of these characters, and several others, interact throughout the sketches. Leacock has the ability to turn a story, to make it take a crazy, unexpected twist even when you are looking for such a maneuver. That he accomplishes this in stories that rarely run longer than twenty pages is certainly a sign of great talent. By the time you reach the end of the book, you know these people as though you lived in the town yourself, and you know what makes them tick. Despite all of the crazy antics in Mariposa, Leacock never lets the reader lose sight of the fact that these are basically good people living good lives. There seems to be a lot of feeling for the citizens of Mariposa on the part of Leacock, which comes to a head in the final sketch in the collection, "L'Envoi. The Train to Mariposa," where he recounts traveling back to the town after being away for years, with all of the attendant emotions that brings as recognizable landmarks come into view and the traveler realizes that his little town is the same as when he left it years before. I suspect there is a historical importance to "Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town." These writings first appeared in 1912, a time when many people living in the bigger Canadian cities still remembered life in a small town. In addition to the humorous aspects of the book, the author includes many descriptive passages concerning the atmosphere and layout of Mariposa, something instantly recognizable to anyone who grew up in such a place. Nostalgia for the simpler life of the small town probably played a significant role in the book's success. I look forward to reading more Stephen Leacock. While much of the humor in the book is not belly laugh funny, it does provide one with a deep satisfaction of reading clever humor from an author who knows how to tickle the funny bone. You do not need to be Canadian to enjoy this wonderful book.
the funniest book i've ever read |
2. My Financial Career and Other Follies (The New Canadian Library) by Stephen Leacock | |
Paperback: 224
Pages
(2010-10-19)
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Witty, insightful and talented, try not to laugh too hard |
3. Laugh with Leacock by Stephen Leacock | |
Unknown Binding:
Pages
(1947)
Asin: B003HFNUIO Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
4. Laugh With Leacock: An Anthology of the Best Works of Stephen Leacock. (A Dodd, Mead quality paperback) by Stephen Leacock | |
Paperback: 339
Pages
(1981-11)
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A collection of Stephen Leacock's short stories |
5. Further Foolishness by Stephen Leacock | |
Kindle Edition:
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(2009-10-04)
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6. Frenzied fiction by Stephen Leacock | |
Paperback: 298
Pages
(2010-09-07)
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Re-reading "It Was Christmas.And do you know where ..." |
7. Literary lapses by Stephen Leacock | |
Paperback: 252
Pages
(2010-09-04)
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good sense of humor required!
An acquired taste, but fun satire As I read the essays, I kept having the nagging thought that the author's style reminded me of a contemporary author.Once I reached the "How to Make a Million Dollars" essay, it hit me: I would not hesitate to call Stephen Leacock the Dave Barry (Miami columnist and author) of the early 1900s.They both have the same sort of perverse logic to their points of view.Thus, if you can picture Dave Barry writing in the early 1900s, you can get some idea of what reading this book of essays would be like.
A wonderful mixture of comedy, nonsense and compassion |
8. Classic Canadian Literature: 14 books by Stephen Leacock in a single file, improved 9/1/2010 by Stephen Leacock | |
Kindle Edition:
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(2009-08-02)
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9. Winsome Winnie and Other New Nonsense Novels (Short Story Index Reprint) by Stephen Leacock | |
Hardcover:
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(1920-06)
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Old romantic and tragic novels |
10. Nonsense novels by Stephen Leacock | |
Paperback: 242
Pages
(2010-09-11)
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Leacock is one of the best written humor writers ever
great insight,clever wit and great use of vocabulary
Some sense in Nonsense
Brilliant Humor from 90 Years Ago-- Still Funny & Relevant
Best buy in comic reading ever! Okay, but what about his stories? Leacock's stock in trade was the parody of classic literature - stories about humble girls of (unknowingly) noble ancestry, who are engaged to work as servants for title lords, only to fall in love with the son of the mansion are turned into hysterically funny romps, where the lies not in the intentionally funny line, but in carefully crafted twists of standard sentence construction. A sample, from the above-described story, called "Gertrude the Governess; or Simply Seventeen": "Young Ronald said nothing; he flung himself from the house, flung himself upon his horse, and rode madly off in all directions." Leacock treats the classic tale of knighthood (handsome, strong knight declares his love for the gentle maiden of the castle, and she loves him too, though they've never met) to similarly wicked entanglement of story and prose. "Sorrows of a Super Soul" tells the classic Russian tale of an unrequited love, while "Carolyn's Christmas" the story of the old farmer, his family away(one son in the city, another in prison), his farm mortgaged, and a strange girl happening upon the family on Christmas Eve, with a baby, but no wedding ring. Both of these, and all other stories in this slim book, will have you laughing until you cry. Buy a copy, get hooked. If Groucho and Jack Benny thought this was the best humor ever, how can it not satisfy you too? ... Read more |
11. The dawn of Canadian history; a chronicle of aboriginal Canada by Stephen Leacock | |
Paperback: 156
Pages
(2010-08-23)
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Leacock on the Origins of Canada |
12. My discovery of England by Stephen Leacock | |
Paperback: 228
Pages
(2010-09-04)
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13. The Letters of Stephen Leacock | |
Hardcover: 594
Pages
(2006-04-26)
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14. Stephen Leacock (Extraordinary Canadians) by Margaret MacMillan | |
Hardcover: 175
Pages
(2009-03-31)
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Whatwehavehereisafailuretounderstand |
15. The Penguin Stephen Leacock by Stephen Leacock | |
Paperback: 447
Pages
(1981)
Isbn: 0140090282 Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
16. Stephen Leacock: A Collection of Contemporary Documents (Canadian) | |
Hardcover:
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(1970-11-26)
Isbn: 0305620320 Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
17. My Recollection of Chicago and the Doctrine of Laissez Faire by Stephen Leacock, Carl Spadoni | |
Hardcover: 126
Pages
(1998-07)
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18. The Leacock Roundabout: A Treasury Of The Best Works Of Stephen Leacock by Stephen Leacock | |
Hardcover: 436
Pages
(2008-06-13)
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witty,insightful, and laugh out loud funny |
19. Over the Footlights And Other Fancies by Stephen Leacock | |
Paperback: 288
Pages
(2005-04-30)
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20. Maddened By Mystery And Other Stories by Stephen Leacock | |
Hardcover: 48
Pages
(2010-05-23)
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