On the Front Line of Life: Stephen Leacock : Memories and Reflections, 1935-1944In the last decade of his life, Leacock turned to writing informal essays that blended humour with a conversational style and ripened wisdom to address the issues he cared about most - education, literature, economics, Canada and its place in the world - and to confront the joys and sorrows of his own life. With an introduction that sets them in the context of his life, thoughts and times, these essays reveal a passionate, intellegent, personal Leacock, against a backdrop of Depression and war, finding hope and conveying the timeless message that only the human spirit can bring social justice, peace, and progress. |
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... Empire tour in 1907-8 ) and in political speeches in opposition to Reciprocity during the 1911 election . Then during the Great War Leacock perfected the humorous lecture " voice " for which he is best remembered , and for two decades ...
... Empire tour in 1907-8 ) and in political speeches in opposition to Reciprocity during the 1911 election . Then during the Great War Leacock perfected the humorous lecture " voice " for which he is best remembered , and for two decades ...
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... Empire , and his attitude to women is , simply put , not politically correct . Leacock was a man of his time . But he also had flashes of insight that speak to us across the six or seven turbulent decades since they were written ...
... Empire , and his attitude to women is , simply put , not politically correct . Leacock was a man of his time . But he also had flashes of insight that speak to us across the six or seven turbulent decades since they were written ...
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... Empire , relations with the United States , and international affairs in a world drifting toward war , are covered in the next group of essays . Then Leacock explores retirement and old age and the tragedy of a second world war . His ...
... Empire , relations with the United States , and international affairs in a world drifting toward war , are covered in the next group of essays . Then Leacock explores retirement and old age and the tragedy of a second world war . His ...
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... Empire in Britain and Canada ; but although his imperialist arguments appealed to people such as Lord Beaverbrook , John Maynard Keynes described the book as " extraordinarily commonplace . " Macmillans of England refused to publish it ...
... Empire in Britain and Canada ; but although his imperialist arguments appealed to people such as Lord Beaverbrook , John Maynard Keynes described the book as " extraordinarily commonplace . " Macmillans of England refused to publish it ...
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... Empire , and its partnership with the United States . His love for his country and his faith in its future ran deep . But his apprehensions deepened as the Depression dragged on and the sounds from Europe became increasingly ominous ...
... Empire , and its partnership with the United States . His love for his country and his faith in its future ran deep . But his apprehensions deepened as the Depression dragged on and the sounds from Europe became increasingly ominous ...
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