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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... miles to reach the old farm . They had for it two wagons , a lumber wagon and a " light " wagon . A light wagon was lighter than a lumber wagon , but that's all you could say about it — it is like those histories which professors call ...
... miles to reach the old farm . They had for it two wagons , a lumber wagon and a " light " wagon . A light wagon was lighter than a lumber wagon , but that's all you could say about it — it is like those histories which professors call ...
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... miles to the south of it and out of the sight of it ) , beautiful and fertile as it is , had never been settled in the old colonial days . The French set up missions there among the Hurons ( northwest of the lake ) , but they were wiped ...
... miles to the south of it and out of the sight of it ) , beautiful and fertile as it is , had never been settled in the old colonial days . The French set up missions there among the Hurons ( northwest of the lake ) , but they were wiped ...
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... miles of country and a view of the sunset only appreciated when lost . But the house ! Someone had built a cedar log house and then covered it round with clapboard , and then someone else had added three rooms stuck along the front with ...
... miles of country and a view of the sunset only appreciated when lost . But the house ! Someone had built a cedar log house and then covered it round with clapboard , and then someone else had added three rooms stuck along the front with ...
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... mile away . So we went nowhere except now and then , as a treat , into Sutton village , and on Sunday to the church on the lake shore . Practically , except for school , we stayed at home all the time years and years . There was , a mile ...
... mile away . So we went nowhere except now and then , as a treat , into Sutton village , and on Sunday to the church on the lake shore . Practically , except for school , we stayed at home all the time years and years . There was , a mile ...
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