Title: Stephen Leacock
Description: "Stephen Leacock's satiric masterpiece Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town captures "the Empire forever" mentality that marked Anglo-Canadian life in the early decades of the twentieth century. Historian Margaret Macmillan--whose books Women of the Raj and Paris 1919 cast fresh light on the colonial legacy--has great affection for Leacock's gentle wit and sharp-eyed insight. The renowned historian examines Leacock's life as a poor but ambitious student who rose to become an economist, celebrated academic, and, most importantly, the beloved humorist who taught Canadians to laugh at themselves."--Publisher's website.
Subjects: Humorists, Canadian (English), Biography, Authors, Canadian (English), Humoristes canadiens-anglais, Biographies, Écrivains canadiens-anglais
People: Stephen Leacock (1869-1944)
Time periods: 20th century, 20e siècle