n be lived blamelessly and to the great
advantage of the community. The book fairly entitles Mr. Leacock to
be considered not only a humorist but a benefactor. The contents
should appeal to English readers with the double virtue that
attaches to work which is at once new and richly humorous."

_Globe._--"One specimen of Mr. Leacock's humour, 'Boarding-House
Geometry,' has long been treasured on this side."

_The Guardian._--"Much to be welcomed is Professor Stephen Leacock's
'Literary Lapses,'--this charming and humorous work. All the
sketches have a freshness and a new personal touch. Mr. Leacock is,
as the politicians say, 'a national asset,' and Mr. Leacock is a
Canadian to be proud of. One has the comfortable feeling as one
reads that one is in the company of a cultured person capable of
attractive varieties of foolishness."

_Pall Mall Gazette._--"The appearance of 'Literary Lapses' is
practically the English debut of a young Canadian writer who is
turning from medicine to literature with every success. Dr. Stephen
Leacock is at least the equal of many who are likely to be long
remembered for their short comic sketches and essays; he has
already shown that he has the high spirits of 'Max Adeler' and the
fine sense of quick fun. There are many sketches in 'Literary
Lapses' that are worthy of comparison with the best American
humour."

_Morning Post._--"The close connection between imagination, humour,
and the mathematical faculty has never been so delightfully
demonstrated."

_Outlook._--"Mr. John Lane must be credited with the desire of
associating the Bodley Head with the discovery of new humorists.
Mr. Leacock sets out to make people laugh. He succeeds and makes
them laugh at the right thing. He has a wide range of new subjects;
the world will gain in cheerfulness if Mr. Leacock continues to
produce so many excellent jests to the book as there are in the one
under notice."

_Truth._--"By the publication of Mr. Stephen Leacock's 'Literary
Lapses' Mr. John Lane has introduced to the British Public a new
American humorist for whom a widespread popularity can be
confidently predicted."

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