renzied Fiction' it is a very
good thing indeed."--_Sketch._

"There is always sufficient sense under Stephen Leacock's nonsense
to enable one to read him at least twice."--_Land and Water._

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BY THE SAME AUTHOR

THE HOHENZOLLERNS IN AMERICA

AND OTHER IMPOSSIBILITIES

_Crown 8vo. 5s. net_

"Equal in gay humour and deft satire to any of its predecessors,
and no holiday will be so gay but this volume will make it
gayer.... It is a book of rollicking good humour that will keep you
chuckling long past summer-time."--_Daily Chronicle._

"At his best, full of whims and oddities ... the most cheerful of
humorists and the wisest of wayside philosophers."--_Daily
Telegraph._

"He has never provided finer food for quiet enjoyment ... his
precious quality of Rabelaisian humanism has matured and broadened
in its sympathy."--_Globe._

"In the author's merriest mood. All of it is distilled wit and
wisdom of the best brand, full of honest laughter, fun and frolic,
comedy and criticism."--_Daily Graphic._

"The book is inspired by that spirit of broad farce which runs
glorious riot through nearly all that Stephen Leacock has
written."--_Bookman._

"He has all the energy and exuberance of the born humorist.... All
admirers will recognize it as typical of Mr. Leacock's best
work."--_Manchester Guardian._

"An entertaining volume."--_Scotsman._

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BY THE SAME AUTHOR

THE UNSOLVED RIDDLE OF SOCIAL JUSTICE

_Crown 8vo. 5s. net_

A discussion of the new social unrest, the transformation of
society which it portends and the social catastrophe which it might
precipitate.

The point of view taken by the author leads towards the conclusion
that the safety of the future lies in a progressive movement of
social control alleviating at least the misery it cannot
obliterate, and based upon the broad general principle of equality
of opportunity, and a fair start. The chief immediate opportunities
for social betterment, as the writer sees them, lie in the attempt
to give every human being in childhood, education and opportunity.

"His book is short, lucid, always to the point, and sometimes
witty."--_Times._

"A book for the times, suggestive, critic