Stephen Leacock

Stephen Leacock

Stephen Butler Leacock, FRSC (30 December 1869 – 28 March 1944) was an English-born Canadian teacher, political scientist, writer, and humorist. In the early part of the 20th century he was the best-known humorist in the English-speaking world.

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    “I forsak the, Kyng Herowdes, and thi werkes alle;
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