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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... give the chance to live , to learn , to love . " ( See page 254. ) In spite of failing health Leacock drove himself hard with many projects . In late 1943 he was diagnosed with throat cancer , and by early 1944 he knew the end was near ...
... give the chance to live , to learn , to love . " ( See page 254. ) In spite of failing health Leacock drove himself hard with many projects . In late 1943 he was diagnosed with throat cancer , and by early 1944 he knew the end was near ...
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... give anything " to see the Sarmatian again . " Give any- thing " at that stage of my finance meant , say , anything up to five dollars - anyway , a whole lot . And then it happened years and years after , when I had gone to Montreal to ...
... give anything " to see the Sarmatian again . " Give any- thing " at that stage of my finance meant , say , anything up to five dollars - anyway , a whole lot . And then it happened years and years after , when I had gone to Montreal to ...
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... give the motorist the impression that all farmers are rich . So they were - during the Crimean War . Later on , and reflecting the boom years of the closing nineties and the opening century , are the tall hip - roofed barns with stone ...
... give the motorist the impression that all farmers are rich . So they were - during the Crimean War . Later on , and reflecting the boom years of the closing nineties and the opening century , are the tall hip - roofed barns with stone ...
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