Project Gutenberg 2002-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 160 Leacock, Stephen 1869 1944 Leacock, Stephen Butler My Discovery of England The balance of trade in impressions -- I am interviewed by the press -- Impressions of London -- A clear view of the government and politics of England -- Oxford as I see it -- The British and the American press -- Business in England -- Is prohibition coming to England? -- "We have with us to-night" -- Have the English any sense of humour? Produced by Gardner Buchanan, The Distributed Proofers Team, and David Widger "My Discovery of England" by Stephen Leacock is a humorous travelogue published in the early 20th century. The book captures Leacock's impressions and observations as he travels to England, reflecting on various aspects of British life, society, and politics, contrasting it with his experiences in Canada and the U.S. The opening of the book introduces Leacock as an intriguing figure—a Canadian of English origin who is perhaps caught between two cultural worlds. He begins by commenting on the trend of English literary figures lecturing in America, suggesting that they take impressions of America back to England for commercial gain. Leacock humorously positions himself as a figure who desires to reverse this trend by traveling to England to collect his own impressions. He sets up a satirical tone by critiquing both English customs and society while sharing amusing anecdotes related to his travels, customs experiences, and his initial observations upon arriving in London. Through these sketches, he establishes the framework for his comedic exploration of England throughout the rest of the work. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 68.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en England -- Humor PS Text Category: Humour Category: Travel Writing Category: British Literature 306151 2025-07-02T07:43:38.966433 text/html 300800 2013-01-26T15:17:58 text/html 189205 2025-07-02T07:43:45.222415 application/epub+zip 193002 2025-07-02T07:43:41.752419 application/epub+zip 174487 2025-07-02T07:43:40.654438 application/epub+zip 345202 2025-07-02T07:43:47.943375 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 328766 2025-07-02T07:43:44.520429 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 280303 2022-09-02T10:29:17.273742 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 271064 2025-07-02T07:43:38.608485 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 270883 2009-02-12T09:45:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18828 2025-07-02T07:43:48.063380 application/rdf+xml 13887 2025-07-02T07:43:41.141421 image/jpeg 3973 2025-07-02T07:43:40.894414 image/jpeg 107513 2013-01-26T15:19:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 104214 2009-02-12T09:46:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 186878 2025-07-02T07:43:38.989456 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia