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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... happened to people when they die , and his father had 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 ...
... happened to people when they die , and his father had 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 ...
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... the sensitive boy . “ Hoodoo McFiggin's Christmas " poignantly captures a minor tragedy that happens to nearly every child , including Leacock . All his life Leacock was determined to demonstrate that humour 24 ON THE FRONT LINE OF LIFE.
... the sensitive boy . “ Hoodoo McFiggin's Christmas " poignantly captures a minor tragedy that happens to nearly every child , including Leacock . All his life Leacock was determined to demonstrate that humour 24 ON THE FRONT LINE OF LIFE.
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... happen but ' make things happen ' . " ( See page 141. ) When we could not know what would work and what would not , we had to act , to experiment , to get things moving , not sit on our hands because classical economics said that what ...
... happen but ' make things happen ' . " ( See page 141. ) When we could not know what would work and what would not , we had to act , to experiment , to get things moving , not sit on our hands because classical economics said that what ...
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... happened in Europe , and despite America's refusal to enter the war , Canadians and Americans would preserve their friend- ship , their mutual assistance , and the flow of investment and people back and forth across an undefended border ...
... happened in Europe , and despite America's refusal to enter the war , Canadians and Americans would preserve their friend- ship , their mutual assistance , and the flow of investment and people back and forth across an undefended border ...
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