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.