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Stephen Leacock

Born

in Swanmore, Hampshire, England

December 30, 1869

Died

March 28, 1944

Genre

Humor, Literature & Fiction

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Stephen P. H. Butler Leacock, FRSC, was a Canadian teacher, political scientist, writer, and humorist. Between the years 1915 and 1925, he was the best-known English-speaking humorist in the world. He is known for his light humour along with criticisms of people's follies. The Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour was named in his honour.

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Average rating: 3.77 · 9,867 ratings · 835 reviews · 499 distinct works • Similar authors

	Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town 3.73 avg rating — 3,851 ratings — published 1912 — 237 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Literary Lapses 3.87 avg rating — 631 ratings — published 1910 — 241 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nonsense Novels by Stephen Leacock, Daniel Handler (Goodreads Author) (Introduction) 3.85 avg rating — 484 ratings — published 1911 — 210 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Arcadian Adventures with the Idle Rich 3.80 avg rating — 327 ratings — published 1914 — 195 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Frenzied Fiction 3.72 avg rating — 124 ratings — published 1917 — 168 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My Financial Career 3.55 avg rating — 119 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My Financial Career and Other Follies 3.72 avg rating — 100 ratings — published 1993 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Dawn of Canadian History : A Chronicle of Aboriginal Canada 2.96 avg rating — 113 ratings — published 1915 — 99 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Laugh With Leacock 3.66 avg rating — 71 ratings — published 1981 — 27 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Treasury of Stephen Leacock 3.95 avg rating — 62 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Chronicles of Canada (30 books)
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“Advertising - A judicious mixture of flattery and threats.”
― Stephen Leacock

tags: advertising, humour

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“He flung himself from the room, flung himself upon his horse and rode madly off in all directions.
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― Stephen Leacock

tags: horse, humor, hyperbole

32 likes

“I am a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it”
― Stephen Leacock

tags: luck

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