Moonbeams from the larger lunacy / Stephen Leacock
1916, 1st edition. London ; New York : John Lane. Good copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat bumped and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Previous owner's inscription. Item #408616
Physical description; 216 pp.; 20 cm. Contents; Spoof: a thousand-guinea novel. -- The reading public. -- Afternoon adventures at my club. -- Ram Spudd. -- Aristocratic anecdotes. -- Education made agreeable. -- An everyday experience. -- Truthful oratory. -- Our literary bureau. -- Speeding up business. -- Who is also who. -- Passionate paragraphs. -- Weejee, the pet dog. -- Sidelights on the supermen. -- The survival of the fittest. -- The first newspaper. -- In the good time after the war. Subjects; Canadian essays 20th century. Humorous prose in English Canadian writers 1900-1945 Texts.
Price: €85.00