Daily Chronicle.—"Here is wit, fun, frolic, nonsense, verse, satire, comedy, criticism—a perfect gold mine for those who love laughter."
Sunday Times.—"Very pungent and telling satire. Buy the book—it will give you a happy hour."
Standard.—"Under the beams of the moon of his delight, the author never fails to be amusing."
Pall Mall Gazette.—"Mr. Leacock's humour is a credit to Canada, for it has a depth and a polish such as are both rare in the literature of a young nation."
Land and Water.—"Unlike a number of so-called humorists, Mr. Leacock is really funny, as these sketches prove."
Field.—"Indeed a very pleasant hour can be spent with this author, who is full of humour, wit, and cleverness, and by his work adds much to the gaiety of life."
Spectator.—"Mr. Leacock has added to our indebtedness by his new budget of refreshing absurdities.... In shooting folly as it flies, he launches darts that find their billet on both sides of the Atlantic."
LONDON: JOHN LANE, THE BODLEY HEAD
BY THE SAME AUTHOR