I read this mostly because my memory of Sunshine Sketches was a little too vague to legitimately support the idea that the Stephen Leacock prize was awarded to works (like The Best Laid Plans) that were outclassed by Leacock's own work. After reading Literary Lapses I would temper my judgment, but i

Leacock was a humorist genius loved by Groucho Marx and many others for his comic chops, great emotional detail of humor. Using the fictional English royal family, the Oxheads, he detailed the mythic cowardice of Lord Oxhead's family, several members of which are set up to be admired and then we see

Dry, witty, and charming, this collection of short stories will leave you so amazed you'll be asking yourself, 'just how did he manage to arrange the words so artfully?'

An old favourite - but I find that it has dated a bit on rereading. Except for The Magician's Revenge, I didn't find the remaining ones riotously funny. Still, four stars for the book which introduced me to this hilarious writer!

Poviedky miestami absurdnejšie ako tie cesty bratislavskou MHD, počas ktorých som ich väčšinou čítala

This collection of sketches and stories is absolutely hilarious. Stephen Leacock is one of the truly great humorists of the 20th Century. At their best these pieces are delightful and ingenious. One of Leacock's many areas of expertise in the art of comedic writing is to exploit the device of misapp

This is an all-time classic. Even though it is SO OLD (first published 1910!) it surely gives you a good laugh. And maybe a snip of nostalgia for good ol' times :) In Czech as "Literární poklesky" in a brilliant translation. An ideal gift even for people who do not read really much, as the short sto