My Remarkable Uncle

by Stephen Leacock

2020-12-29 20:33:13

This celebrated collection of sketches sparkles with Stephen Leacock’s humour and shines with the warmth of his wit.The comical E.P., star of the title essay, “My Remarkable Uncle,” is a classic Leacock character. He is president of... Read more
This celebrated collection of sketches sparkles with Stephen Leacock’s humour and shines with the warmth of his wit.

The comical E.P., star of the title essay, “My Remarkable Uncle,” is a classic Leacock character. He is president of a railway with a letterhead but no rails, and he heads a bank that boasts credit but no cash whatsoever – all of which trouble E.P. not in the least.

My Remarkable Uncle, a wonderful smorgasbord of mirth served up by a master of comedy, includes several essays, a short story, a political parable, and personal reflections on a dizzying array of subjects.

Here, in rich abundance, are the inspired nonsense and the unerring eye for human folly that have made Stephen Leacock Canada’s most celebrated humorist. Less

Book Details

File size7.73 X 5.12 X 0.52 in
Print pages272
PublisherMcClelland & Stewart
Publication date August 3, 2010
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9780771094149

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