Nonsense Novels

Stephen, Leacock

Franklin Classics Trade Press

Leacock Roundabout

Dodd, Mead

Sunshine Sketches

Literature & Fiction

Contemporary

Mcclelland Stewart Inc

Literary Lapses

Humor & Satire

McClelland and Stewart - New Canadian Library

My Recollection of Chicago and the Doctrine of Laissez Faire

Disillusioned by the general drudgery of his job, Stephen Leacock resigned from his teaching position at Upper Canada College in 1899 to pursue graduate studies. 'At Chicago,' Leacock wrote wryly, 'they made a genial pretense that I was fit for the graduate school in economics. It is a little hard to see why, except that I was obviously not fit to die.' 
Leacock graduated from the university in 1903. His dissertation, until now, was thought to be lost. Carl Spadoni's discovery of this thesis - unread since its defence - gives readers a unique opportunity to re-examine Leacock's philosophies. 'The Doctrine of Laissez Faire' reveals the early roots of his scepticism about political economy, on which his later works of humour fed. In it, Leacock attempts to demystify the dogmatic opposition to state intervention based on this economic precept. 
In his introduction, Spadoni provides the historical background for an intellectual understanding of Leacock's thesis. The first part of this book, 'My Recollection of Chicago,' is a short essay by Leacock in which he reminisces on his graduate years at Chicago. The second part consists of his newly unearthed thesis. Together, they provide a better understanding of one of the major figures of Canadian culture.

Biographies & Memoirs

Arts & Literature

University of Toronto Press

Printed by Christopher Skelton and Alan Bultitude at the September Press, in an edition limited to 675 copies, 400 of which are wrappered, 250 in cloth, and 25 specially bound. Monotype Modern No.7 on Amatruda Amalfi hand-made paper. Illustrated by Phillida Gili. This story was first published in Literary Lapses, The Bodley Head, 1910. 37, 3 pages. stiff paper wrappers.. small 12mo..

Hoodoo McFiggin's Christmas

C. Skelton

Excerpt from Moonbeams From the Larger LunacyWhen we say that the latter body included two members of the Cabinet, two Lords of the Admiralty, and two bishops, with power in case of dispute to send all the mss. To the Czar of Russia, our readers will breathe a sigh of relief to learn that the decision was instant and unanimous. Each one of them, in reply to our telegram, answered immediately spoof.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Moonbeams From the Larger Lunacy (Classic Reprint)

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My Discovery of England

Palala Press

Moonbeams from the Larger Lunacy

Typical amusing sketches--Spoof, a thousand-guinea novel, The reading public: a bookstore study, The shattered health of Mr Podge, Education made agreeable, Who is also who, Sidelights on the supermen, and others. They have appeared in various magazines, and to readers of Nonsense Novels and Literary lapses will need no introduction.

Moonbeams From the Larger Lunacy

IndyPublish

Excerpt from The Mariner of St. Malo: A Chronicle of the Voyages, of Jacques Cartier How like or unlike the features of Cartier this picture in the town hall may be, we have no means of telling. Painted probably in 1839, it has hung there for more than seventy years, and the record of the earlier prints or drawings from which its artist drew his inspiration no longer survives. We know, indeed, that an ancient map of the eastern coast of America, made some ten years after the first of Cartier's voyages, has pictured upon it a group of figures that represent the landing of the navigator and his followers among the Indians of Gaspe. It was the fashion of the time to attempt by such decorations to make maps vivid. Demons, deities, mythological figures and naked savages disported themselves along the borders of the maps and helped to decorate unexplored spaces of earth and ocean. Of this sort is the illustration on the map in question. But it is generally agreed that we have no right to identify Cartier with any of the figures in the scene, although the group as a whole undoubtedly typifies his landing upon the seacoast of Canada. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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