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My Remarkable Uncle

By Stephen Leacock
Afterword by Barbara Nimmo

By Stephen Leacock
Afterword by Barbara Nimmo

By Stephen Leacock
Afterword by Barbara Nimmo

By Stephen Leacock
Afterword by Barbara Nimmo

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Part of New Canadian Library

Part of New Canadian Library

Paperback $15.95

Aug 03, 2010 | ISBN 9780771094149

Ebook $11.99

Aug 03, 2010 | ISBN 9780771094156

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    About My Remarkable Uncle

    This celebrated collection of sketches sparkles with Stephen Leacock’s humour and shines with the warmth of his wit.

    The comical E.P., star of the title essay, “My Remarkable Uncle,” is a classic Leacock character. He is president of a railway with a letterhead but no rails, and he heads a bank that boasts credit but no cash whatsoever – all of which trouble E.P. not in the least.

    My Remarkable Uncle, a wonderful smorgasbord of mirth served up by a master of comedy, includes several essays, a short story, a political parable, and personal reflections on a dizzying array of subjects.

    Here, in rich abundance, are the inspired nonsense and the unerring eye for human folly that have made Stephen Leacock Canada’s most celebrated humorist.

    About My Remarkable Uncle

    This celebrated collection of sketches sparkles with Stephen Leacock’s humour and shines with the warmth of his wit.

    The comical E.P., star of the title essay, “My Remarkable Uncle,” is a classic Leacock character. He is president of a railway with a letterhead but no rails, and he heads a bank that boasts credit but no cash whatsoever – all of which trouble E.P. not in the least.

    My Remarkable Uncle, a wonderful smorgasbord of mirth served up by a master of comedy, includes several essays, a short story, a political parable, and personal reflections on a dizzying array of subjects.

    Here, in rich abundance, are the inspired nonsense and the unerring eye for human folly that have made Stephen Leacock Canada’s most celebrated humorist.

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    About Stephen Leacock

    Stephen Leacock was born in Swanmore, Hampshire, England, in 1869. His family emigrated to Canada in 1876 and settled on a farm north of Toronto. Educated at Upper Canada College and the University of Toronto, Leacock pursued graduate studies in… More about Stephen Leacock

    About Stephen Leacock

    Stephen Leacock was born in Swanmore, Hampshire, England, in 1869. His family emigrated to Canada in 1876 and settled on a farm north of Toronto. Educated at Upper Canada College and the University of Toronto, Leacock pursued graduate studies in… More about Stephen Leacock

    Product Details

    Category: Literary Fiction

    Paperback | $15.95
    Published by New Canadian Library
    Aug 03, 2010 | 272 Pages | 5-1/8 x 7-3/4 | ISBN 9780771094149

    Category: Literary Fiction

    Ebook | $11.99
    Published by New Canadian Library
    Aug 03, 2010 | 280 Pages | ISBN 9780771094156

    Table Of Contents

    SOME MEMORIES
    My Remarkable Uncle
    The Old Farm and the New Frame
    The Struggle to Make Us Gentlemen
     
    LITERARY STUDIES
    The British Soldier
    The Mathematics of the Lost Chord
    The Passing of the Kitchen
    Come Back to School
    What’s in a Name?
    Who Canonizes the Classics?
    Among the Antiques
     
    SPORTING SECTION
    What Is a Sport?
    Why Do We Fish?
    When Fellers Go Fishing
    Eating Air
     
    STUDIES IN HUMOUR
    The Saving Grace of Humour
    Laughing Off Our History
    War and Humour
     
    MEMORIES OF CHRISTMAS
    Christmas Rapture
    Christmas Shopping
    War- time Santa Claus
    War- time Christmas
     
    GOODWILL STUFF
    Cricket for Americans
    Our American Visitors
    A Welcome to a Visiting American
    Why Is the United States?
     
    The Transit of Venus
    Migration in English Literature
    Three Score and Ten
    Index: There Is No Index
    L’Envoi: A Salutation Across the Sea
     
    Afterword

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