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Literary Lapses
by Stephen Leacock
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- Paperback
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About This Item
A 1960 reprint of the 1957 edition of Literary Lapses published by McLelland & Stewart, as volume three in their New Canadian Library Series. Stephen Leacock (1869-1944) was a world-renowned Canadian author known in particular for his humorous essays. Having immigrated to Canada at the age of six, he went on to received a PhD from the University of Chicago and ultimately taught at McGill University in Montreal until his retirement. Literary Lapses collects together some of his best stories which demonstrate his unique ability to find humour in the quotidian as well as his skill in inventing comically unique vignettes.
This copy may be rated as being in Good condition. The front cover has a tear from the spine at the top of about 1" in length and a small spot of wear near the bottom. There is also some minor wear to the spine, and some staining. The text and pages are clean and bright and the binding is tight.
Synopsis
Stephen Leacock was born in Swanmore, Hampshire, England, in 1869. His family emigrated to Canada in 1876 and settled on a farm north of Toronto. Educated at Upper Canada College and the University of Toronto, Leacock pursued graduate studies in economics at the University of Chicago, where he studied under Thorstein Veblen. Even before he completed his doctorate, Leacock accepted a position as sessional lecturer in political science and economics at McGill University. When he received his Ph.D. in 1903, he was appointed to the position of lecturer. From 1908 until his retirement in 1936, he chaired the Department of Political Science and Economics. Leacock’s most profitable book was his textbook, Elements of Political Science , which was translated into seventeen languages. The author of nineteen books and countless articles on economics, history, and political science, Leacock turned to the writing of humour as his beloved avocation. His first collection of comic stories, Literary Lapses , appeared in 1910, and from that time until his death he published a volume of humour almost every year. Leacock also wrote popular biographies of his two favourite writers, Mark Twain and Charles Dickens. At the time of his death, he left four completed chapters of what was to have been his autobiography. These were published posthumously under the title The Boy I Left Behind Me . Stephen Leacock died in Toronto, Ontario, in 1944. From the eBook edition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Books & Company
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9
- Title
- Literary Lapses
- Author
- Stephen Leacock
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- McLelland & Stewart
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 1960
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Canadian, humour, short story
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- Reprint
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