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Literary lapses : a book of sketches / by Stephen Leacock

Literary lapses was Canadian humorist Stephen Leacock's first collection of comic writings, and includes such side-splitting gems as " My financial career," " Society chit-chat," and " Self-made men." Literary lapses was an instant success, and helped cement Leacock's reputation as one of Canada's foremost humour writers.

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  • "Literary lapses. Czech"
  • "Literary lapses. Français"

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  • "Výbor z povídkářské tvorby kanadského humoristy a satirika 20. stol., jenž výborně vládne všemi prostředky nejvlastnější mu literární formy a v obklopujícím ho světě nachází nepřeberné bohatství motivů, jimiž lze nejen."
  • "Literary lapses was Canadian humorist Stephen Leacock's first collection of comic writings, and includes such side-splitting gems as " My financial career," " Society chit-chat," and " Self-made men." Literary lapses was an instant success, and helped cement Leacock's reputation as one of Canada's foremost humour writers."@en
  • "My financial career.-- Lord Oxhead's secret.-- Boarding-house geometry.-- The awful fate of Melpomenus Jones.-- A Christmas letter.-- How to make a million dollars.-- How to live to be 200.-- How to avoid getting married.-- How to be a doctor.-- The new food.-- A new pathology.-- The poet answered.-- The force of statistics.-- Men who have shaved me.-- Getting the thread of it.-- Telling his faults.-- Winter pastimes.-- Number fifty-six.--Aristocratic education.-- The conjurer's revenge.-- Hints to travellers.-- A manual of education.-- Hoodoo McFiggin's Christmas.-- The life of John Smith.--On collecting things.-- Society chit-chat.-- Insurance up to-date.-- Borrowing a match.-- A lesson in fiction.-- Helping the Armenians.-- A study in still life, the country hotel.-- An experiment with Policeman Hogan.-- The passing of the poet.-- Self-made men.-- A model dialogue.-- Bach to the bush.--Reflections on riding.-- Saloonio.-- Half-hours with the poets: Mr. Wordsworth and the cottage girl; How Tennyson killed the May queen; Old Mr. Longfellow on board the Hesperus. --A, B, and C."@en
  • "<Literary Lapses</ was Canadian humorist Stephen Leacock's first collection of comic writings, and includes such side-splitting gems as "My Financial Career," "Society Chit-Chat," and "Self-Made Men." First published in 1910, <Literary Lapses</ was an instant success, and helped cement Leacock's reputation as one of Canada's foremost humour writers.</ HarperPerennial Classics brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperPerennial Classics collection to build your digital library.</"@en
  • "Formally trained as a political scientist and economist, Canadian humorist Stephen Leacock produced dozens of books of hilarious and satirical stories, essays, and vignettes in his spare time. The eclectic collection Literary Lapses brings together a merrymaking melange of his witty writing."@en

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  • "Humorous stories"
  • "Short stories, Canadian (English)"
  • "Verhalen (teksten)"
  • "Anglicky psané povídky"
  • "Humoristické povídky"
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Kanadské povídky"
  • "Criticism, interpretation, etc"@en
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"
  • "Nowele kanadyjskie w języku angielskim"

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  • "Literary lapses : a book of sketches / by Stephen Leacock"@en
  • "Literary Lapses: a book of sketches"@en
  • "Literary Lapses. Introd. by Robertson Davies"@en
  • "Histoires humoristiques"
  • "Literary lapses : a book of sketches"
  • "Literary lapses : a book of sketches"@en
  • "Literary lapses a book of sketches"
  • "Literary lapses a book of sketches"@en
  • "Ne perdez pas le fil : histoires humoristiques"
  • "Literary lapses : Introd.: Robertson Davies"
  • "Literary Lapses, By Stephen Leacock"@en
  • "Literary lapses / by Stephen Leacock"@en
  • "Literary Lapses; A Book of Sketches, by Stephen Leacock"
  • "Literary lapses. Introduction by Robertson Davies"@en
  • "Literary Lapses"@en
  • "Literary Lapses"
  • "Histoires humoristiques : (Literary lapses)"
  • "Literary lapses introd.by robertson davies"
  • "Literární poklesky"
  • "Panique à la banque : et autres dérapages littéraires"
  • "Panique à la banque et autres dérapages littéraires"
  • "Literary lapses. Introd. by Robertson Davies"@en
  • "Literary lapses : New Canadian library : No.3"@en
  • "Literary lapses : Introduction by Robertson Davies"
  • "Literary lapses"@en
  • "Literary lapses"
  • "Literary papses"@en

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