“Even the most loyal admirers of Sherlock Holmes and his marvelous feats of induction and deduction will hardly grudge a smile of appreciation to Stephen Leacock.”—New York Sun.
“Mr. Leacock bids fair to rival the immortal Lewis Carroll in combining the irreconcilable—exact science with perfect humor—and making the amusement better the instruction.”
—Pall Mall Gazette.
LITERARY LAPSES
“This book deserves a wide reading, for it is spontaneous, fresh, and unforced.”—Chicago Tribune.
“Philosophic humor, amusing and bubbling over with the froth of a delightful, good-natured cynicism.”
—Philadelphia Public Ledger.
“Mr. Stephen Leacock is not only that very rare thing, a humorist, but that still rarer thing, a humorist in high spirits. A collection of good things which will entertain any human being who appreciates the humor of high spirits. The sketch entitled ‘How to be a Doctor’ no really serious medical student can afford to be without.”—Onlooker (London).
SUNSHINE SKETCHES OF A LITTLE TOWN
“Humor, unspoiled by irony, satire, or even the gentlest raillery, characterizes this book. And few books are more suitably entitled, for these sketches do shed into the cracks and crannies of the heart glorious sunshine, the companion of pure mirth.”—Chicago Record-Herald.