Project Gutenberg 2004-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 538 Leacock, Stephen 1869 1944 Leacock, Stephen Butler Literary Lapses My financial career -- Lord Oxhead's secret -- Boarding-house geometry -- The awful fate of Melpomenus Jones -- A Christmas letter -- How to make a million dollars -- How to live to be 200 -- How to avoid getting married -- How to be a doctor -- The new food -- A new pathology -- The poet answered -- The force of statistics -- Men who have shaved me -- Getting the thread of it -- Telling his faults -- Winter pastimes -- Number fifty-six -- Aristocratic education -- The conjurer's revenge -- Hints to travellers -- A manual of education -- Hoodoo McFiggin's Christmas -- The life of John Smith -- On collecting things -- Society chit-chat -- Insurance up to-date -- Borrowing a match -- A lesson in fiction -- Helping the Armenians -- A study in still life: the country hotel -- An experiment with Policeman Hogan -- The passing of the poet -- Self-made men -- A model dialogue -- Bach to the bush -- Reflections on riding -- Saloonio -- Half-hours with the poets: Mr. Wordsworth and the cottage girl; How Tennyson killed the May queen; Old Mr. Longfellow on board the "Hesperus" -- A, B, and C. "Literary Lapses" by Stephen Leacock is a collection of humorous essays and stories written in the early 20th century. The book presents a series of witty observations and satirical takes on various aspects of life, education, and social customs, showcasing Leacock's sharp wit and keen insights into human nature. The opening portion of the book introduces readers to a variety of humorous sketches, starting with "My Financial Career," which depicts the protagonist's comical misadventures at a bank as he struggles through the process of opening an account. This is followed by "Lord Oxhead's Secret," a farcical tale of an English lord grappling with the secret of his family while sticking to his aristocratic traditions, particularly in the context of his daughter's potential marriage to an American. Together, these segments set the tone for the collection, illustrating Leacock's adeptness at blending comedy with keen social commentary, making it an engaging read for those who appreciate clever humor. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Humorous stories, Canadian PS Text Humor Category: Short Stories Category: Humour 313625 2025-07-03T07:17:17.212692 text/html 319676 2022-04-06T09:04:33 text/html 311344 2020-12-29T14:45:52 text/html 219669 2025-07-03T07:17:24.109659 application/epub+zip 220064 2025-07-03T07:17:19.123660 application/epub+zip 220064 2025-07-03T07:17:17.969670 application/epub+zip 357844 2025-07-03T07:17:27.819637 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 320257 2025-07-03T07:17:23.380651 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 306632 2022-09-03T11:21:38.707429 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 256788 2025-07-03T07:17:16.514715 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 256539 2022-04-06T09:10:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20247 2025-07-03T07:17:27.954617 application/rdf+xml 13805 2025-07-03T07:17:18.458656 image/jpeg 3736 2025-07-03T07:17:18.212656 image/jpeg 102372 2022-04-06T09:18:19 application/octet-stream application/zip 111714 2022-04-06T09:11:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 176680 2025-07-03T07:17:17.235676 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