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, critical and highly stimulating.
Mr.Leacock surveys the troubled hour and discusses the popular palliatives with a keen, unbiassed intelligence and splendid sympathy.

I hope it will have as large a circulation as any of his humorous books, for it has much wisdom in it."-- _Daily Chronicle._ "The charm of Mr.Leacock's book is ...

that it deals tersely and clearly with the problem of Social Justice without technical jargon or any abuse of generalities."-- _Morning Post._ * * * * * THE HUMOROUS NOVELS OF HARRY LEON WILSON BUNKER BEAN MA PETTENGILL SOMEWHERE IN RED GAP RUGGLES OF RED GAP _Crown 8vo.7s.

net_ Harry Leon Wilson is one of the first of American humorists, and in popularity he is a close rival of O.Henry.His "Ruggles of Red Gap," published at the beginning of the war, achieved a distinct success in England, while the raciness and vivacity of "Ma Pettengill" have furthered the author's reputation as an inimitable delineator of Western comedy.

An English edition of this author's works is in course of preparation, of which the above are the first volumes.
"The author has the rare and precious gift of original humour."-- _Daily Graphic._ "Thackeray would have enjoyed Mr.Wilson's merry tale of 'Ruggles of Red Gap.' A very triumph of farce."-- _Sunday Times._ "Mr.Wilson is an American humorist of the first water.