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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... Lake Simcoe with Jake Gaudaur ( 1939 ) 219 21. Common Sense and the Universe ( 1942 ) 229 22. Three Score and Ten ( 1940 ) 243 23. War - Time Santa Claus ( 1942 ) 249 24. To Every Child ( 1944 ) Endnotes Bibliographical Information 253 ...
... Lake Simcoe with Jake Gaudaur ( 1939 ) 219 21. Common Sense and the Universe ( 1942 ) 229 22. Three Score and Ten ( 1940 ) 243 23. War - Time Santa Claus ( 1942 ) 249 24. To Every Child ( 1944 ) Endnotes Bibliographical Information 253 ...
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... Lake Couchiching . Stephen Jr. was dressed in pyjamas and a dressing gown , recovering but fragile - in fact he died of a heart attack only a few years later . As a research exercise it was a disappointment . He was guarded and told me ...
... Lake Couchiching . Stephen Jr. was dressed in pyjamas and a dressing gown , recovering but fragile - in fact he died of a heart attack only a few years later . As a research exercise it was a disappointment . He was guarded and told me ...
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... Lake Simcoe , and " Common Sense and the Universe " discusses science , religion , and philosophy . The book closes with a succinct testament to future generations that sums up Leacock's view of life : only the human spirit can truly ...
... Lake Simcoe , and " Common Sense and the Universe " discusses science , religion , and philosophy . The book closes with a succinct testament to future generations that sums up Leacock's view of life : only the human spirit can truly ...
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... Lake Simcoe , money to rent a house in Toronto in 1883.20 Their isolation was at least partly self - imposed , since the family chose to mingle only with those of their own class , including the Sibbald gentry at Sibbald's Point . The ...
... Lake Simcoe , money to rent a house in Toronto in 1883.20 Their isolation was at least partly self - imposed , since the family chose to mingle only with those of their own class , including the Sibbald gentry at Sibbald's Point . The ...
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... Lake Simcoe were in Leacock's blood from his boyhood , but as a rich man he could have a big house in Montreal and play gentleman farmer at Old Brewery Bay . This was only one of many contradictions in Leacock's life and thought ...
... Lake Simcoe were in Leacock's blood from his boyhood , but as a rich man he could have a big house in Montreal and play gentleman farmer at Old Brewery Bay . This was only one of many contradictions in Leacock's life and thought ...
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