Stephen Leacock The Sage of Orillia |
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| Author:
| Doyle, James |
| Series title: | I Wonder about Islam Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-55022-238-8 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 1995 |
| Publisher: | ECW Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $15.95 |
Book Description:
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As the foremost literary humorist of his day, Stephen Leacock enjoyed a huge international success, and his comic works (especially Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town) still have the power to delight today's readers. But Leacock was also a professor of political science and economics; he produced sixty-one works in various fields; he wrote more than ninety scholarly articles. In Stephen Leacock: The Sage of Orillia, James Doyle explores the life of this prominent and prolific writer.
As the foremost literary humorist of his day, Stephen Leacock enjoyed a huge international success, and his comic works (especially Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town) still have the power to delight today's readers. But Leacock was also a professor of political science and economics; he produced sixty-one works in various fields; he wrote more than ninety scholarly articles. In Stephen Leacock: The Sage of Orillia, James Doyle explores the life of this prominent and prolific writer.