On the Front Line of Life: Stephen Leacock: Memories and Reflections, 1935-1944

by Faithe Wempen, Suzanne Weixel, Catherine Skintik, et al.

In the last decade of his life, Leacock turned to writing informal essays that blended humour with a conversational style and ripened wisdom to address the issues he cared about most - education, literature, economics, Canada and its place in the world - and to confront the joys and sorrows of his own life. With an introduction that sets them in the context of his life, thoughts, and times, these essays reveal a passionate, intellegent, personal...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 155002521X
• ISBN13: 9781550025217
• Release Date: November 2004
• Publisher: Dundurn Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.3" x 9.0"