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Stephen Leacock

A Canadian teacher, political scientist, writer, and humorist. Between the years 1915 and 1925, he was the best-known English-speaking humorist in the world (Wikipedia).

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Canadian writer and economist

Born 30 December 1869
Died 28 March 1944

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  • Cover of: Whodunnit?: Utterly Baffling Detective Stories

    First published in 1998 8 editions in 1 language — 5 previewable Cover of edition whodunitdetectiv0000unse Cover of edition detectivestories00phil Cover of edition detectivestories00pull Cover of edition isbn_9780753451571
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    First published in 1914 7 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1946 7 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition boyileftbehindme0000step_r1x0
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    First published in 1923 7 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Baldwin, Lafontaine, Hincks

    First published in 1907 6 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition baldwinlafontain00leacuoft Cover of edition baldwinlafontain00leacrich Cover of edition baldwinlafontain00leaciala
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    First published in 1945 6 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1933 6 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1923 6 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1936 5 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition greatestpagesofa0000unse
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    First published in 1941 5 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The Penguin Stephen Leacock

    First published in 1981 5 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1939 5 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: My remarkable uncle and other sketches

    First published in 1942 5 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition myremarkableuncl0000leac_y3c9
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  • Cover of: Moonbeams from the larger lunacy

    First published in 1915 3 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition moonbeamsfromlar00leac_0 Cover of edition moonbeamsfromlar00leac_2
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    First published in 1917 3 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition arcadianadventur00leac_3
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  • Cover of: The Bodley Head Leacock

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    First published in 1936 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Our British empire: its structure, its history, its strength.

    First published in 1940 3 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition ourbritishempire00leac
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Canadian writer and economist

Born 30 December 1869
Died 28 March 1944
Subjects
Canadian wit and humor, Satire and humour, Canadian (English), CIHM, Satire et humeur canadiennes-anglaises, ICMH, Fiction, humorous, general, History, Humor, Biography, Fiction, Canadian Humorous stories, Humor, general, Social problems, Anecdotes, Canadian wit and humor (English), Civilization, Discovery and exploration, Economics, Histoire, Politics and government, Rebellion (Canada : 1837-1838) fast (OCoLC)fst01354192, Socialism, Universities and colleges, American Humorists, American wit and humor, Anecdotes, facetiae, satire, Biographies
Places
Canada, United States, America, England, Great Britain, Arctic regions, Calcutta, Canada (Province), Canadian Northwest, India, New France, Québec (Province), Surrey
People
L. H. Lafontaine Sir (1807-1864), Robert Baldwin (1804-1858), Charles Dickens (1812-1870), Francis Hincks Sir (1807-1885), Mrs. Sommers, Stephen Leacock (1869-1944), Stephen, 1869-1944 Leacock, Grimesby Roylott, Helen Stoner, Jacques Cartier, Jacques Cartier (1491-1557), John H. Watson, L. H. LaFontaine Sir (1807-1864), Mark Twain (1835-1910), O. Henry (1862-1910), Sherlock Holmes, Sir Francis Hincks (1807-1885), Stroke Moran, William Lyon Mackenzie (1795-1861)
Time
19th century, 20th century, Rebellion, 1837-1838, 1841-1867, 1763-1867, 1791-1841, 1837-1838 (Rébellion), 1865-1918, 19e siècle

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  • Stephen B. Leacock
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September 27, 2023 Edited by bitnapper Edited without comment.
September 27, 2023 Edited by bitnapper merge authors
September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
December 14, 2019 Edited by Tom Morris Remove "please see" AKA
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import