This publication is presented to you through Paradigm Publishing Services

University of Toronto Press

Visit our Partner Page See all our books
Home University of Toronto Press Leacock on Life
book: Leacock on Life
Book
Licensed
Unlicensed Requires Authentication

Leacock on Life

  • Edited by:
Language: English
Published/Copyright: 2002

About this book

Stephen Leacock's views on life provide a uniquely Canadian take on the world, an ironic perspective which continues to delight and instruct readers around the globe. An anthology of Leacock’s wit and wisdom.

Author / Editor information

Estate of Stephen Leacock :

STEPHEN LEACOCK was a Canadian humorist, teacher, and writer. He passed away in 1944.Lynch Gerald :

Gerald Lynch is Professor of English at the University of Ottawa. He has published numerous books and essays on Canadian literary subjects, including The One and the Many: English Canadian Short Story Cycles (UTP 2001).

Topics

  • Publicly Available

    Frontmatter

    i
    Download PDF
  • Publicly Available

    CONTENTS

    ix
    Download PDF
  • Requires Authentication Unlicensed
    Licensed

    REFERENCE KEY

    xi
    Download PDF
  • Requires Authentication Unlicensed
    Licensed

    INTRODUCTION

    xv
    Download PDF
  • Requires Authentication Unlicensed
    Licensed

    HIS LIFE

    1
    Download PDF
  • Requires Authentication Unlicensed
    Licensed

    AMERICA

    13
    Download PDF
  • Requires Authentication Unlicensed
    Licensed

    AUDIENCES

    15
    Download PDF
  • Requires Authentication Unlicensed
    Licensed

    BUSINESS

    22
    Download PDF
  • Requires Authentication Unlicensed
    Licensed

    CANADA

    30
    Download PDF
  • Requires Authentication Unlicensed
    Licensed

    CAN-AM RELATIONS

    34
    Download PDF
  • Requires Authentication Unlicensed
    Licensed

    CANADIAN CITIES

    38
    Download PDF
  • Requires Authentication Unlicensed
    Licensed

    CANADIAN POLITICS

    43
    Download PDF
  • Requires Authentication Unlicensed
    Licensed

    CANADIAN PROVINCES

    46
    Download PDF
  • Requires Authentication Unlicensed
    Licensed

    CRITICS

    49
    Download PDF
  • Requires Authentication Unlicensed
    Licensed

    DREAMERS

    52
    Download PDF
  • Requires Authentication Unlicensed
    Licensed

    ECONOMICS

    53
    Download PDF
  • Requires Authentication Unlicensed
    Licensed

    EDUCATION

    58
    Download PDF
  • Requires Authentication Unlicensed
    Licensed

    FAMILY

    72
    Download PDF
  • Requires Authentication Unlicensed
    Licensed

    FOOD AND DRINK

    74
    Download PDF
  • Requires Authentication Unlicensed
    Licensed

    HISTORY

    77
    Download PDF
  • Requires Authentication Unlicensed
    Licensed

    HUMOUR

    80
    Download PDF
  • Requires Authentication Unlicensed
    Licensed

    LOVE

    88
    Download PDF
  • Requires Authentication Unlicensed
    Licensed

    LUCK

    91
    Download PDF
  • Requires Authentication Unlicensed
    Licensed

    MARIPOSA

    92
    Download PDF
  • Requires Authentication Unlicensed
    Licensed

    MODERN LIFE

    100
    Download PDF
  • Requires Authentication Unlicensed
    Licensed

    NONSENSE

    104
    Download PDF
  • Requires Authentication Unlicensed
    Licensed

    OTHER NATIONS

    115
    Download PDF
  • Requires Authentication Unlicensed
    Licensed

    OTHER WRITERS

    123
    Download PDF
  • Requires Authentication Unlicensed
    Licensed

    PARODY

    131
    Download PDF
  • Requires Authentication Unlicensed
    Licensed

    POLITICS

    136
    Download PDF
  • Requires Authentication Unlicensed
    Licensed

    THE PRESS

    142
    Download PDF
  • Requires Authentication Unlicensed
    Licensed

    PROFESSORS

    145
    Download PDF
  • Requires Authentication Unlicensed
    Licensed

    PROGRESS

    148
    Download PDF
  • Requires Authentication Unlicensed
    Licensed

    RELIGION AND MORALITY

    151
    Download PDF
  • Requires Authentication Unlicensed
    Licensed

    ROYALTY

    159
    Download PDF
  • Requires Authentication Unlicensed
    Licensed

    SCIENCE

    160
    Download PDF
  • Requires Authentication Unlicensed
    Licensed

    SELF-DEVELOPMENT

    162
    Download PDF
  • Requires Authentication Unlicensed
    Licensed

    SOCIAL JUSTICE

    165
    Download PDF
  • Requires Authentication Unlicensed
    Licensed

    SPECIALIZATION

    167
    Download PDF
  • Requires Authentication Unlicensed
    Licensed

    SPIRITUALISM

    169
    Download PDF
  • Requires Authentication Unlicensed
    Licensed

    SPORTING

    171
    Download PDF
  • Requires Authentication Unlicensed
    Licensed

    THINKING

    175
    Download PDF
  • Requires Authentication Unlicensed
    Licensed

    TRAVEL

    177
    Download PDF
  • Requires Authentication Unlicensed
    Licensed

    TRUTH

    179
    Download PDF
  • Requires Authentication Unlicensed
    Licensed

    THE WELL-TO-DO

    184
    Download PDF
  • Requires Authentication Unlicensed
    Licensed

    WOMEN

    188
    Download PDF
  • Requires Authentication Unlicensed
    Licensed

    WORK

    191
    Download PDF
  • Requires Authentication Unlicensed
    Licensed

    WRITING

    194
    Download PDF
  • Requires Authentication Unlicensed
    Licensed

    THE END

    199
    Download PDF

Publishing information
Pages and Images/Illustrations in book
eBook published on:
July 31, 2002
eBook ISBN:
9781442676619
Pages and Images/Illustrations in book
Main content:
208
View content
https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442676619
eBook ISBN: 9781442676619
Keywords for this book
DISCOUNT-C
Audience(s) for this book
College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;
Sign up now to receive a 20% welcome discount
Institutional Access
How does access work?
Winner of the OpenAthens UX Award 2026
Winner of the OpenAthens UX Award 2026
Have an idea on how to improve our website?
Please write us.
© 2026 De Gruyter Brill
Downloaded on 20.3.2026 from https://www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi/10.3138/9781442676619/html
Scroll to top button