BOOKS BY STEPHEN LEACOCK
SUNSHINE SKETCHES OF A LITTLE TOWN
Seventh Edition.Crown 8vo.5s. net
SOME PRESS OPINIONS
The Times.—"His real hard work, for which no emolument would be a fitting reward, is distilling sunshine. This new book is fall of it—the sunshine of humour, the thin keen sunshine of irony, the mellow evening sunshine of sentiment."
Spectator.—"This is not the first but the third volume in which he has contributed to the gaiety of the Old as well as the New World. . . . A most welcome freedom from the pessimism of Old-World fiction."
Academy—"One of the best and most enjoyable series of sketches that we have read for some time . . . they are all bright and sparkling, and bristle with wit and humour."
Pall Mall Gazette.—"Like all real humorists Mr. Leacock steps at once into his proper position. . . . His touch of humour will make the Anglo-Saxon world his reader. . . . We cannot recall a more laughable book."
Globe.—"Professor Leacock never fails to provide a feast of enjoyment. . . . No one who wishes to dispose intellectually of a few hours should neglect Professor Leacock's admirable contribution to English literature. It is warranted to bring sunshine into every home."
Country Life.—"Informed by a droll humour, quite unforced, Mr. Leacock reviews his little community for the sport of the thing, and the result is a natural and delightful piece of work."
Daily Telegraph.—His Sketches are so fresh and delightful in the manner of their presentation. . . . Allowing for differences of theme, and of the human materials for study, Mr. Leacock strikes us as a sort of Americanised Mr. W. W. Jacobs. Like the English humorist, the Canadian one has a delightfully fresh and amusing way of putting things, of suggesting more than he says, of narrating more or less ordinary happenings in an irresistibly comical fashion. . . . Mr. Leacock should be popular with readers who can appreciate fun shot with kindly satire."
LONDON: JOHN LANE, THE BODLEY HEAD
