Project Gutenberg 2003-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 188 Leacock, Stephen 1869 1944 Leacock, Stephen Butler Moonbeams from the Larger Lunacy Spoof: a thousand guinea novel -- The reading public -- Afternoon adventures at my club -- Ram Spudd -- Aristocratic anecdotes -- Education made agreeable -- An every-day experience -- Truthful oratory -- Our literary bureau -- Speeding up business -- Who is also who -- Passionate paragraphs -- Weejee the pet dog -- Sidelights on the supermen -- The survival of the fittest -- The first newspaper -- In the good time after the war. Gardner Buchanan with help from the distributed proofers system created by Charles Franks "Moonbeams from the Larger Lunacy" by Stephen Leacock is a collection of satirical short stories written during the early 20th century. The text addresses various subjects, including absurdities of society, modern literature, and the human condition, often with a humorous twist. Through whimsical narratives and clever observations, Leacock critiques contemporary events and explores the follies of people, making the collection both entertaining and thought-provoking. The beginning of the book opens with a preface where Leacock humorously discusses the process of turning magazine articles into a book. This sets the stage for the first chapter titled "Spoof," which introduces the character Lancy de Vere, a young Englishman traveling to America under an assumed name. Onboard the ship, de Vere becomes entranced by a mysterious girl he sits next to, and as they engage in a conversation about America, his fascination with her grows. Their dialogue blends fascination for the land with humorous misunderstandings, hinting at deeper themes of identity and societal expectations that will unfold throughout the narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Canadian wit and humor PS Text Humor Category: Short Stories Category: Humour 289269 2025-07-02T09:36:16.291060 text/html 286372 2024-02-09T21:58:17 text/html 187573 2025-07-02T09:36:23.756032 application/epub+zip 191095 2025-07-02T09:36:19.428046 application/epub+zip 172551 2025-07-02T09:36:18.178039 application/epub+zip 346752 2025-07-02T09:36:26.834002 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 323156 2025-07-02T09:36:22.853007 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 290910 2022-09-02T12:56:54.381984 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 234681 2025-07-02T09:36:15.668047 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 214905 2024-02-09T21:58:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16695 2025-07-02T09:36:26.958979 application/rdf+xml 12847 2025-07-02T09:36:18.669036 image/jpeg 3024 2025-07-02T09:36:18.422021 image/jpeg 184456 2025-07-02T09:36:16.314074 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