Further Foolishness

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Stephen Leacock was probably the most famous humorist of the early 20th century, despite names such as P.G. Wodehouse also drawing a fair degree of attention. Leacock, however, was the best-selling and most commonly read English-speaking author in the entire world for about fifteen years, between 1910 and 1925 – a feat that no other author was able to match since.

Throughout his long life and lengthy career as an author, Stephen Leacock wrote about 50 novels, each remarkably well-received by the readership of his time. Titles such as Arcadian Adventures with the Idle Rich, Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town and Literary Lapses still resound in the hearts and minds of readers even in the 21st century.

Critics, literary experts and historians all have a great deal to benefit from reading and analyzing Leacock’s eloquent and remarkably well-crafted works of comedic literature. Not only was Leacock a true showman through his words, but the invaluable literary and historical value of his works are exemplary and highly educational for today’s students and scholars.

Further Foolishness is an excellent example of Leacock’s outstanding ability to capture the attention of his readership and just keep going without any pauses or stops. There are no idle words, and nothing is left to chance in this masterful literary work that satirizes a number of mainstream topics, many of which are still current if you’re reading them in the 20th century.

The Canadian author introduces us to stories and essays on topics such as men and women, games, fiction, politics and war, with well-written pieces like Are the Rich Happy and The Snoopopaths stories still maintaining their timeless value in their thought-provoking ability to entertain readers.
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