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Download or read book Frenzied Fiction written by Stephen Leacock and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-11-22 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stephen Leacock's 'Frenzied Fiction' is a delightful collection of humorous short stories that showcases the author's witty and satirical writing style. Set in the early 20th century, Leacock cleverly mocks various aspects of society, from politics to education, with a sharp and insightful perspective. Each story is crafted with a humorous tone and clever wordplay, making it a joy to read for those who appreciate comedy in literature. The collection also reflects the literary context of the time, where satire was a popular form of social commentary. Leacock's ability to blend comedy with astute observations adds depth to the lighthearted tales presented in 'Frenzied Fiction'. Stephen Leacock, a renowned Canadian humorist, was known for his wit and keen insight into human behavior. His background in economics and political science likely influenced the satirical themes present in 'Frenzied Fiction'. Leacock's unique writing style and comedic talent shine through in this collection, establishing him as a master of humor in literature. I highly recommend 'Frenzied Fiction' to readers who appreciate clever satire and witty storytelling. Leacock's humorous take on society's absurdities will entertain and enlighten, making this book a classic in the genre of comedic literature.
Download or read book Frenzied Fiction written by Stephen Leacock and published by . This book was released on 2023-10-26 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A hilarious and often poignant read, which proves that human beings have always believed in a Golden Age of Innocence which came to an end just before they were born, or at some point in their early childhood. This Grumpy Old Man - one of the great comic writers of his day - bemoans the fast pace of modern life, its impersonal nature, its crazy educational initiatives, the lack of connection between people and the earth, leading them to long for some kind of Return to Nature... and it was first published in 1918! (Jill Hudson) About the author: Stephen P. H. Butler Leacock FRSC (30 December 1869 - 28 March 1944) was 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. He is known for his light humour along with criticisms of people's follies. Early in his career, Leacock turned to fiction, humour, and short reports to supplement (and ultimately exceed) his regular income. His stories, first published in magazines in Canada and the United States and later in novel form, became extremely popular around the world. It was said in 1911 that more people had heard of Stephen Leacock than had heard of Canada. Between the years 1915 and 1925, Leacock was the most popular humorist in the English-speaking world. A humorist particularly admired by Leacock was Robert Benchley from New York. Leacock opened correspondence with Benchley, encouraging him in his work and importuning him to compile his work into a book. Benchley did so in 1922, and acknowledged the nagging from north of the border. Near the end of his life, the US comedian Jack Benny recounted how he had been introduced to Leacock's writing by Groucho Marx when they were both young vaudeville comedians. Benny acknowledged Leacock's influence and, fifty years after first reading him, still considered Leacock one of his favorite comic writers. He was puzzled as to why Leacock's work was no longer well known in the United States. His works can be described as a balancing act between cutting satire and sheer absurdity. He also wrote extensively on his chosen fields of study, political science and political economy. Leacock was professor, but in his works he reflected with wit and ingenuity on everyday situations. During the summer months, Leacock lived at Old Brewery Bay, his summer estate in Orillia, across Lake Simcoe from where he was raised and also bordering Lake Couchiching. A working farm, Old Brewery Bay is now a museum and National Historic Site of Canada. Gossip provided by the local barber, Jefferson Short, provided Leacock with the material which would become Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town (1912), set in the thinly-disguised Mariposa. Leacock was awarded the Royal Society of Canada's Lorne Pierce Medal in 1937, nominally for his academic work. (Wikipedia.org)
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Download or read book Frenzied Fiction written by Stephen Leacock and published by BEYOND BOOKS HUB. This book was released on 2023-09-17 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Us Spies or We Spies—for we call ourselves both—are thus a race apart. None know us. All fear us. Where do we live? Nowhere. Where are we? Everywhere. Frequently we don’t know ourselves where we are. The secret orders that we receive come from so high up that it is often forbidden to us even to ask where we are. A friend of mine, or at least a Fellow Spy—us Spies have no friends—one of the most brilliant men in the Hungarian Secret Service, once spent a month in New York under the impression that he was in Winnipeg. If this happened to the most brilliant, think of the others....FROM THE BOOKS.
Download or read book Frenzied Fiction written by Stephen Leacock and published by . This book was released on 2021-01-17 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Book Excerpt: ...CONTENTSI. My Revelations as a SpyII. Father Knickerbocker: A FantasyIII. The Prophet in Our MidstIV. Personal Adventures in the Spirit WorldV. The Sorrows of a Summer GuestVI. To Nature and Back AgainVII. The Cave-Man as He IsVIII. Ideal Interviews--I. With a European PrinceII. With Our Greatest ActorIII. With Our Greatest ScientistIV. With Our Typical NovelistsIX. The New EducationX. The Errors of Santa ClausXI. Lost in New YorkXII. This Strenuous AgeXIII. The Old, Old Story of How Five Men Went FishingXIV. Back from the LandXV. The Perplexity Column as Done by the Jaded JournalistXVI. Simple Stories of Success, or How to Succeed in LifeXVII. In Dry TorontoXVIII. Merry Christmas...
Download or read book Frenzied Fiction written by Stephen Leacock and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-03-06 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My acquaintance fell in a dead faint upon the street. I watched them take him away in an ambulance. Will the reader be surprised to learn that among the white-coated attendants who removed him I recognized no less a person than the famous Russian Spy, Poulispantzoff. What he was doing there I could not tell. No doubt his orders came from so high up that he himself did not know. I had seen him only twice before-once when we were both disguised as Zulus at Buluwayo, and once in the interior of China, at the time when Poulispantzoff made his secret entry into Thibet concealed in a tea-case. He was inside the tea-case when I saw him; so at least I was informed by the coolies who carried it. Yet I recognized him instantly. Neither he nor I, however, gave any sign of recognition other than an imperceptible movement of the outer eyelid. (We Spies learn to move the outer lid of the eye so imperceptibly that it cannot be seen.) Yet after meeting Poulispantzoff in this way I was not surprised to read in the evening papers a few hours afterward that the uncle of the young King of Siam had been assassinated. The connection between these two events I am unfortunately not at liberty to explain; the consequences to the Vatican would be too serious. I doubt if it could remain top-side up.
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