Stephen Leacock
Stephen Butler Leacock, FRSC (30 December 1869 – 28 March 1944) was an English-born Canadian teacher, political scientist, writer, and humorist. In the early part of the 20th century he was the best-known humorist in the English-speaking world.
Read more about Stephen Leacock: Early Life, Academic and Political Life, Literary Life, Personal Life, Death and Tributes, Screen Adaptations, Bibliography, Quotations
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“Comes from a fine family. So she tells me. Brother’s a priest, all that. But, you know, death, disaster, unfortunate investments. One day she’s a little princess, up on the hill. Next, she’s down there, working the bars for the best she can.”
—Peter Prince, British screenwriter, and Stephen Frears. Harry (Bill Hunter)
“Lord Ronald said nothing; he flung himself from the room, flung himself upon his horse and rode madly off in all directions.”
—Stephen Leacock (1869–1944)