Stephen Leacock View Online By Margaret MacMillan
| Title | : | Stephen Leacock |
| Author | : | Margaret MacMillan |
| Format | : | Hardcover |
| Page | : | 204 pages |
| ISBN | : | 0670066818 |
Canada s foremost historian examines the life of a great humorist.Stephen Leacock s satiric masterpiece Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town captures the Empire forever mentality that marked Anglo Canadian life in the early decades of the twentieth century Historian Margaret Macmillan whose books Women of the Raj and Paris 1919 cast fresh light on the colonial legacy has g Canada s foremost historian examines the life of a great humorist.Stephen Leacock s satiric masterpiece Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town captures the Empire forever mentality that marked Anglo Canadian life in the early decades of the twentieth century Historian Margaret Macmillan whose books Women of the Raj and Paris 1919 cast fresh light on the colonial legacy has great affection for Leacock s gentle wit and sharp eyed insight The renowned historian examines Leacock s life as a poor but ambitious student who rose to become an economist, celebrated academic, and, most importantly, the beloved humorist who taught Canadians to laugh at themselves
about Author
Margaret Olwen MacMillan OC D.Phil born 1943 is a historian and professor at Oxford University where she is Warden of St Antony s College She is former provost of Trinity College and professor of history at the University of Toronto A well respected expert on history and current affairs, MacMillan is a frequent commentator in the media Wikipedia
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Canada s foremost historian examines the life of a great humorist.Stephen Leacock s satiric masterpiece Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town capt
204 pagesMargaret MacMillan
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