BOOKS BY STEPHEN LEACOCK
MOONBEAMS FROM THE LARGER LUNACY
Third Edition.Crown 8vo. 5s. net.
PRESS OPINIONS
"Such a perfect piece of social observation and joyful castigation as the description of the last man in Europe . . . the portrait of So-and-so is not likely to be forgotten . . . it is so funny and so true."—Times.
"Excellent fooling . . . wisdom made laughable."—Morning Post.
"Here is wit, fun, frolic, nonsense verse, satire, comedy, criticism—a perfect gold mine for those who love laughter."—Daily Chronicle.
"Very pungent and telling satire. Buy the book—it will give you a happy hour."—Sunday Times.
"Under the beams of the moon of his delight, the author never fails to be amusing."—Standard.
"Mr. Leacock's humour is a credit to Canada, for it has a depth and a polish such as are both rare in the literature of a young nation."—Pall Mall Gazette.
"Unlike a number of so-called humorists, Mr. Leacock is really funny, as these sketches prove."—Land and Water.
"Indeed a very pleasant hour can be spent with this author, who is full of humour, wit, and cleverness, and by his work adds much to the gaiety of life."—Field.
"Mr. Leacock has added to our indebtedness by his new budget of refreshing absurdities. . . . In shooting folly as it flies, he Launches darts that find their billet on both sides of the Atlantic."—Spectator.
LONDON: JOHN LANE, THE BODLEY HEAD
