On the Front Line of Life
Stephen Leacock: Memories and Reflections, 1935-1944
- Publisher
- Dundurn Press
- Initial publish date
- Nov 2004
- Category
- Canadian, General, Essays
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781459721128
- Publish Date
- Nov 2004
- List Price
- $9.99
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781550025217
- Publish Date
- Nov 2004
- List Price
- $29.99
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Description
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 Leacock, against a backdrop of Depression and war, finding hope and conveying the timeless message that only the human spirit can bring social justice, peace, and progress.
About the author
Alan Bowker has a Ph.D. in Canadian history. He has served for over 30 years in Canada's foreign service, including a position as High Commissioner to Guyana. He is the editor of a collection of Leacock essays, On the Front Line of Life and Social Criticism: The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice and Other Essays. He lives in Ottawa.
Editorial Reviews
"A book to be welcomed by scholar and general reader alike"
W.J. Keith, Canadian Book Review Annual
"A fine selection enhanced by a thoughtful introduction."
OHS Bulletin
"Bowker's introduction is deftly crafted"
University of Toronto Quarterly, vol. 75, Number 1, Winter
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