7 best short stories by Stephen Leacock

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Stephen Leacock sees the comic of social situations. His writing exposes the incongruity between appearance and reality in human conduct, and his work is characterized by the invention of lively comic situations.
 Through this seven specially selected short stories you can meet and have fun with this author:
 
 My Financial Career
 Merry Christmas
 How to Make a Million Dollars
 How to Live to be 200
 How to Avoid Getting Married
 Aristocratic Education
 SelfMade Men

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Stephen P. H. Butler Leacock, (30 December 1869 28 March 1944) was a Canadian teacher, political scientist, writer, and humorist. Between the years 1915 and 1925, he was the best-known English-speaking humorist in the world. He is known for his light humour along with criticisms of people's follies.The Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour was named in his honour.

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