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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... answered that nothing happens , they just cease to exist . Then Stephen Jr. insisted on reading a passage of his father's work , one that obviously held deep meaning for him , perhaps in his own attempt to come to grips with the Leacock ...
... answered that nothing happens , they just cease to exist . Then Stephen Jr. insisted on reading a passage of his father's work , one that obviously held deep meaning for him , perhaps in his own attempt to come to grips with the Leacock ...
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... answer to Macphail's wish . The essays presented here have been selected from books and articles spanning the last decade of Leacock's life . They show that in spite of his relentless industry and repetition , Leacock at his best was ...
... answer to Macphail's wish . The essays presented here have been selected from books and articles spanning the last decade of Leacock's life . They show that in spite of his relentless industry and repetition , Leacock at his best was ...
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... answers that languages could not offer . So he turned to political economy . In Chicago at the turn of the century , Leacock absorbed the think- ing of the leading political economists of the " progressive era , " which he reflected in ...
... answers that languages could not offer . So he turned to political economy . In Chicago at the turn of the century , Leacock absorbed the think- ing of the leading political economists of the " progressive era , " which he reflected in ...
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... answers to the great social questions of the early twentieth century . Nor did he or most of his colleagues see it as unusual that Leacock chose to reach a wide audience rather than confine himself to academic journals . His conviction ...
... answers to the great social questions of the early twentieth century . Nor did he or most of his colleagues see it as unusual that Leacock chose to reach a wide audience rather than confine himself to academic journals . His conviction ...
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... answers . Classical eco- nomics had not predicted the Depression , could not explain it , and had no viable solutions ... answer , declared Leacock , was not laissez - faire but “ faire- faire ' ; not let things happen but ' make things ...
... answers . Classical eco- nomics had not predicted the Depression , could not explain it , and had no viable solutions ... answer , declared Leacock , was not laissez - faire but “ faire- faire ' ; not let things happen but ' make things ...
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