Stephen Butler Leacock (1869-1944) is a Canadian author. He will long be remembered for his best-selling book Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town (1912) as well as the numerous awards and honours he received during his illustrious lifetime as author, professor, lecturer and humourist. Leacock published Literary Lapses in 1910, with the financial assistance of his brother George. It is a best-of compilation of his previously published writings. It sold out quickly and propelled Leacock into being
The book that I have read for my ISU is Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town by Stephen Leacock this book is a book with many little stories that may not have any relation to each other, other then the fact that they are about the same people in the same town, the town is Mariposa. There are a few stories that are connected to another one but they are few. I will describe a few of these stories. The Hostelry of Mr. Smith This story is about Mr. Smith, who is a hotel and a bar owner. One day he accidentally
their nationalistic literature, seeing as several of their works featured memorable fictional communities. This includes, respectively, Duncan Campbell Scott’s In the Village of Viger (1896), Lucy Maud Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables (1908), and Stephen Leacock’s Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town (1912). Each of these fictionalized communities is based on authentic rural communities with which each of the authors had a strong connection: Scott’s Viger on Aylmer (QC), Leacock’s Mariposa on Orillia
is Canada’s identity. “Hockey captures the essence of Canadian experience in the New World. In a land so inescapably and inhospitably cold, hockey is the chance of life, an affirmation that despite the deathly chill of winter we are alive.” – Stephen Leacock. Considering the significant effect that hockey has on the Canadian economy, the millions of Canadians entertained, and the countless decades of celebrated, memorable history, hockey should be named Canada’s true national sport. As a result
National Gallery (2 March, 2010). Thomas Gainsborough | artist | 1727 - 1788 | The National Gallery, London (Internet) Available from: http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/artists/thomas-gainsborough (Accessed 2 March, 2010) Stephen Leacock, Thinknext (1 March, 2010) Stephen Leacock quotes (Internet) Available from: http://thinkexist.com/quotes/stephen_leacock/ (Accessed 1 March 2010) Theodore Parker, Thinknext (1 March, 2010) Theodore Parker quotes (Internet) Available from: http://thinkexist.
The text under analysis is entitled “How we kept Mother’s Day”. It is written by Stephen Leacock, a famous Canadian writer of the 20th century. This is the first story of this author I have read. The story describes one day of author’s family life. The subject of the story is the celebration of Mother’s Day. The passage deals with problems of family life. It is the author’s narration. The story is told from the point of view of one of the characters. The text can be divided into several
Advertising - a necessary evil? By Brigitte Heyer "Advertising is the art of arresting human intelligence long enough to get money from it." Stephen Leacock Every business needs advertising, like it or lump it. Although there are some geniuses around who have the knack to get it right, for most people effective advertising is a long, and often costly, learning experience. You soon learn what does and doesn't work, and try bravely to withstand the lure of clever, well-trained reps working under
this advertisement. Not only did they appeal to at least three of the basic needs men tend to express, but it also opened the door for future advertisements to further explain other benefits of owning such a truck as the one in the present ad. Stephen Leacock stated in his Garden of Folly, "Advertising may be described as the science of arresting human intelligence long enough to get money from it." If this is true, then this advertisement may only be judged by the amount of trucks that are sold to
impress) 4. One can apply this to learn any foreign language. MY LOST DOLLAR STEPHEN LEACOCK Stephen Leacock was one of the most popular humorists in the English – speaking world. The author began the article by telling that his friend Todd owed him a dollar. Todd had owed it to the author for twelve months. It was clear that Todd had forgotten to return it. Leacock proceeded to describe the incident when Todd borrowed the dollar. Todd did so the previous year on the 8th
Aliza Durvesh Professor Miller-Waters English 1301 November 23, 2015 Advertising “Advertising may be described as the science of arresting the human mind long enough to get money from it” –Stephen Butter Leacock. The invention of television in 1920s changed the advertising game forever. Many good things came from this like the fact that advertising has made it much easier for companies to reach larger audience but it has encouraged many unethical behaviors from the media. One major example of this