21. Leacock, Stephen Butler - Hutchinson Encyclopedia Article About Leacock, Stephen Hutchinson encyclopedia article about leacock, stephen Butler. leacock, stephen Butler. Information about leacock, stephen Butler in the Hutchinson http://encyclopedia.farlex.com/Leacock, Stephen Butler

Domain='thefreedictionary.com' word='Leacock, Stephen Butler' Printer Friendly 761,817,989 visitors served. TheFreeDictionary Google Word / Article Starts with Ends with Text subscription: Dictionary/ thesaurus Medical dictionary Legal dictionary Financial dictionary Acronyms Idioms Encyclopedia Wikipedia encyclopedia Hutchinson encyclopedia Leacock, Stephen Butler Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus Encyclopedia 0.03 sec. write_ads(AdsNum, 0) Canadian political scientist, historian, and humorist. His humour has survived his often rather conservative political writings. His butts include the urban plutocracy, especially in the parodies of Frenzied Fictions (1918), and popular fiction, as well as human folly generally. His other humorous works include Literary Lapses (1910) and the controversial because recognizable Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town Nonsense Novels Arcadian Adventures with the Idle Rich (1914), and Humour and Humanity (1937). He also published studies of Mark Twain (1932) and Charles Dickens (1933). His autobiography, The Boy I Life Behind Me , was published in 1947.

22. Leacock, Stephen Butler - MSN Encarta leacock, stephen Butler (18691944), Canadian writer and economist, born in Swanmore, England. As a child, he emigrated to Canada with his family; http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761557128/Leacock_Stephen_Butler.html

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26. RPO -- Selected Poetry Of Stephen Leacock (1869-1944) Includes Oh! Mr. Malthus! and The Social Plan . http://rpo.library.utoronto.ca/poet/198.html

Poet Index Poem Index Random Search ... Concordance document.writeln(divStyle) Selected Poetry of Stephen Leacock (1869-1944) from Representative Poetry On-line Prepared by members of the Department of English at the University of Toronto from 1912 to the present and published by the University of Toronto Press from 1912 to 1967. RPO Edited by Ian Lancashire A UTEL (University of Toronto English Library) Edition Published by the Web Development Group, Information Technology Services, University of Toronto Libraries Index to poems This, my little Jane, is why Pauper Children have to die. Pauper Children underfed Die delirious in Bed; Thus at Malthus's Command Match Supply with true Demand. (Oh! Mr. Malthus!, 23-28) Oh! Mr. Malthus! The Social Plan Notes on Life and Works Elements of Political Science (Boston: Houghton; B-10 1058 Fisher Rare Book Library): it was successful and went into a new edition in 1921. He was known and loved, internationally, as a humorist. Literary Lapses: A Book of Sketches Nonsense Novels Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town (1912), and

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32. Stephen Leacock (1869-1944) So well known is stephen Butler leacock as a comedic writer that most people forget entirely that his first book was titled Elements of Political Science http://www.mcgill.ca/about/history/pioneers/leacock/

Stephen Leacock (1869-1944) Stephen Leacock (1869-1944) McGill University Skip to search Skip to navigation Skip to page content User Tools ( skip Sign in Sunday, January 27, 2008 Sister Sites: McGill website my McGill myEmail Global navigation ( skip HOME PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS ... About McGill Search ( skip Page Options ( skip Larger Print Print this page or Cancel Home Public and media About McGill ... McGill pioneers Stephen Leacock Help Site navigation ( skip About McGill Principal's welcome Introduction to McGill ... John Humphrey Stephen Leacock Margaret Lock Hugh MacLennan Ronald Melzack Brenda Milner ... Mission, Motto and Coat of Arms Sidebar content ( skip back to top of page More information Tours and visits Book a Tour Visiting McGill Senior Leadership Principal Heather Munroe-Blum Chancellor Richard Pound McGill governance Mission / Vision University Master Plan Principal's Task Force on Student Life and Learning Secretariat Convocations Publications See all publications White paper on McGill's future (PDF) McGill Reporter - faculty and staff newspaper McGill News - alumni magazine ... back to top of page Stephen Leacock (1869-1944) So well known is Stephen Butler Leacock as a comedic writer that most people forget entirely that his first book was titled Elements of Political Science (1906). As a lecturer and professor in McGill's Department of Economics and Political Science from 1900 to 1936, Leacock established such a reputation that Canada's then-Governor General paid for him to tour the Commonwealth on the subject of "Imperial Organization."

33. Poet: Stephen Leacock - All Poems Of Stephen Leacock Poet stephen leacock All poems of stephen leacock .. poetry. http://www.poemhunter.com/stephen-leacock/

Poem Hunter .com Poet: Stephen Leacock - All poems of Stephen Leaco 1/27/2008 3:26:59 AM Home Poets Poems Lyrics ... SEARCH Stephen Leacock (1869 - 1944 / Canada) Free Poetry E-Book: 2 poems of Stephen Leacock File Size: 102k File Format: Acrobat Reader To download the eBook right-Click on the title and select "Save Target As". Biography Poems Quotations Comments ... Stats Stephen Butler Leacock was a well known humorist, essayist, teacher, political economist, and historian. The recipient of numerous honorary degrees, awards and distinctions Leacock was the English-speaking world's best-known humorist 1915-25. Leacock's two masterpieces are Sunshine Sketches of .. .. more >> Poems Search in the poems of Stephen Leacock Click the title of the poem you'd like read. Oh! Mr. Malthus! The Social Plan Quotations "Lord Ronald said nothing; he flung himself from the room, flung himself upon his horse and rode madly off in all directions." Stephen Leacock (1869-1944), Canadian humorist, economist. "Gertrude the Governess," Nonsense Novels (1911). "It takes a good deal of physical courage to ride a horse. This, however, I have. I get it at about forty cents a flask, and take it as required."

34. Stephen Leacock Dies - "On This Day" - CBC Archives Canadian humorist stephen leacock lives on in this audio recording. leacock reads. http://archives.cbc.ca/IDC-1-68-645-3540-10/on_this_day/arts_entertainment/steph

News Sports Entertainment Radio ... My Region Search the Archives site Advanced Search Home Arts and Entertainment Stephen Leacock dies March 28, 1944 Stephen Leacock dies Return to: All Clips from "On This Day" LINKS CBC.ca CBC4Kids: Holiday Features - Leacock’s Hoodoo McFiggin’s Christmas External sites National Library of Canada: Stephen Leacock The CBC assumes no responsibility for the content of external links. Privacy Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town , published in 1912. Sketches was a fondly satirical portrait of Orillia, Ont., where Leacock spent many summers. In this audio clip from 1943, Stephen Leacock reads another of his humorous tales, "My Old College," written for the McGill Graduates' Society on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the university. Next Printer-friendly page Send this page to a friend Add this clip to your personal bookmarks ... Cite this page Leacock taught political economy at McGill University for 33 years. He was a beloved professor, with an eccentrically untidy, patched-jacket appearance and a ready wit. Fellow professor John Culliton wrote of him, "Leacock was not a legend on campus. He was the campus." And Leacock loved McGill and loved teaching: he fought his compulsory retirement in 1936. Happily, nobody could keep him from his humorous writings, which he continued until his death on March 28, 1944. Previous Did You Know?

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HowStuffWorks.com RSS Make HowStuffWorks your homepage Get Newsletter Search HowStuffWorks and the web: Encyclopedia Humanities Literature Canadian Learn about Canadian Literature and get information on topics related to Canadian Literature. Related Categories: REFERENCE LINKS PRINT EMAIL Leacock, Stephen Butler Leacock, Stephen Butler (1869-1944), is the most popular humorist in Canadian literature. He also wrote serious works and was a distinguished professor of economics and political science. Most of his humorous works poke fun good-naturedly at everyday people and events by treating them with mock seriousness. Related Topics: Cohen, KOH uhn, Leonard (1934-...), is a Canadian poet and novelist. He has also won international fame as a songwriter and folk singer, setting... De la Roche, Mazo , duh luh RAWSH, MAY zoh (1879-1961), became one of the most popular novelists in Canadian literature. She was best known for a... Drummond, William Henry (1854-1907), was a Canadian poet and physician. He was called the poet of the habitants. French-Canadian farmers once... Low Tide on Grand Pre is a poem by the Canadian poet Bliss Carman. Written in 1887, it was a breakthrough poem for the young Carman, and it became...

39. Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal For Humour - McNally Robinson Booksellers stephen leacock Memorial Medal for Humour. The follow is a selection of previous winners. For a complete list of winners and nominees, visit www.leacock.ca. http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/browse/category/430/

home kids teens newsletter ... about site books music/movies articles events Online Ordering Check Gift Card Balance Contact Us Ask a Bookseller ... Submit a Link Subscribe via RSS 2.0 Home Notable Titles Award Winners Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour The follow is a selection of previous winners. For a complete list of winners and nominees, visit www.leacock.ca. 2006 Finalists Products - 5 in this category - showing 1 through 5 Barney's Version trade paperback By Mordecai Richler - $22.00 Winner fo the 1998 Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour.Winner of the 1997 Giller Prize.Ebullient and perverse, thrice married, Barney Panofsky has always clung to two cherished eliefs: life i... Beauty Tips from Moose Jaw: Travels in Search of Canada trade paperback By Will Ferguson - $21.00 Winner of the 2005 Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour.Will Ferguson’s first book in three years, following on the back-to-back successes of How to Be a Canadian (over 110,000 copies sold) an... Home from the Vinyl Cafe trade paperback By Stuart Mclean - $20.00

40. Stephen Leacock Building The stephen leacock Building is located on McGill s main campus, on the southeast corner of the intersection of rue McTavish and avenue DocteurPenfield. http://cgm.cs.mcgill.ca/~cccg98/leacock.html

Return to CCCG '98 index Stephen Leacock Building The Stephen Leacock Building is located on McGill's main campus, on the southeast corner of the intersection of rue McTavish and avenue Docteur-Penfield. The Leacock Building is indicated by the blue dot on the map below. You can find more details about the Leacock Building in McGill's Virtual Campus Tour Return to CCCG '98 index

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