Stephen P. H. Butler Leacock was a Canadian humorist, writer, and political scientist who gained international acclaim for his witty and satirical works. Between 1915 and 1925, he was regarded as the most prominent English-speaking humorist worldwide, celebrated for his sharp yet lighthearted critiques of human folly. His legacy endures through the Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour, established in his honor to recognize outstanding contributions to the genre.
Leacock's writing style blended humor with astute social commentary, often exposing the absurdities of everyday life and human nature. As a professor of political science and economics, his academic background informed his satirical lens, allowing him to craft works that were both entertaining and thought-provoking. His career spanned teaching, political science, and literature, showcasing his versatility as a scholar and storyteller.
Standalone Novels
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Year
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The Hohenzollerns in America
1919
2
My Discovery of England
1922
3
Winnowed Wisdom
1971
4
My Remarkable Uncle
1989
5
The Garden of Folly
2004
6
The Man in Asbestos
2012
7
Behind the Beyond
2014
8
Arcadian Adventures with the Idle Rich
2019
9
College Days
2019
10
Over the Footlights
2021
11
Afternoons in Utopia
2021
12
Short Circuits
2021
13
The Iron Man & The Tin Woman
2022
14
Too Much College
2022
15
Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town
2022
16
Moonbeams from the Larger Lunacy
2023
Collections
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Essays and Literary Studies
1916
2
Further Foolishness
1916
3
Frenzied Fiction
1917
4
Here Are My Lectures and Stories
1937
5
The Leacock Roundabout
1946
6
Last Leaves
1970
7
Stephen Leacock Collection
2009
8
Model Memoirs And Other Sketches
2011
9
The Complete Works of Stephen Leacock
2015
10
Nonsense Novels
2018
11
Literary Lapses
2019
Non-Fiction Books
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Year
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The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice
1920
2
Mark Twain
1932
3
Charles Dickens: His Life and Work
1933
4
Montreal: Seaport and City
1948
5
How to Write
1985
6
The Boy I Left Behind Me
2006
7
Baldwin LaFontaine Hincks
2008
8
Elements of Political Science
2010
9
My Discovery Of The West
2012
10
Our Heritage Of Liberty Its Origin, Its Achievement, Its Crisis
2018
11
Humor: Its Theory and Technique
2022
12
Canada: The Foundations of Its Future
2022
The Chronicles of Canada Books
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Year
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The Great Fortress (By: William Charles Henry Wood)
1915
2
Adventurers of the Far North
2009
3
The Mariner of St. Malo
2016
4
The Dawn of Canadian History
2017
Stephen Leacock Anthologies
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Laugh With Leacock: An Anthology of the Best Works of Stephen Leacock