Leacock, Stephen

Canadian humorist with more than 30 volumes of witty and entertaining works to his name. Leacock was also an economist, educator and a political scientist. His best writings are notable for their comical and tongue-in-cheek humour.
Leacock's family emigrated to Canada when he was six years old. His essays, short stories and sketches have earned him international repute. His most famous works include Literary Lapses (1910), Nonsense Novels (1911), and Moonbeams from the Larger Lunacy (1915). Leacock also penned several books on economics and political science. His biographies of Mark Twain (1932) and Charles Dickens (1933) are regarded as works of high standing. His incomplete autobiography, The Boy I Left Behind Me, was published posthumously in 1946.
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Canadian humorist with more than 30 volumes of witty and entertaining works to his name. Leacock was also an economist, educator and a political scientist. ;