Literary Lapses
Stephen Leacock
McClelland & Stewart
The humour, irony, and wit of Stephen Leacock have never been shown to better advantage than in <i>Literary Lapses</i>, his first collection of comic writings. Within its pages are such classic stories as the man who is seized by fear as he opens a bank account; the awful case of the young man who dies because he cannot tell a lie; the astonishing tale of the baby who ate thirteen Christmas dinners, and many other tales that have become part of the world's comic literature.<br>When <i>Literary Lapses</i> first appeared in 1910, it was an instant critical and popular success. Within a few years of its publication, Leacock was acknowledged as the English-speaking world's most beloved humourist.</br>