30/42 Allowing for differences of theme, and of the human materials for study, Mr.Leacock strikes us as a sort of Americanised Mr.W.W. Like the English humorist, the Canadian one has a delightfully fresh and amusing way of putting things, of suggesting more than he says, of narrating more or less ordinary happenings in an irresistibly comical fashion.... Mr.Leacock should be popular with readers who can appreciate fun shot with kindly satire." * * * * * BY THE SAME AUTHOR BEHIND THE BEYOND AND OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS TO HUMAN KNOWLEDGE. |