"Equal in gay humour and deft satire to any of its predecessors, and no holiday will be so gay but this volume will make it gayer.... It is a book of rollicking good humour that will keep you chuckling long past summer-time."—Daily Chronicle.
"At his best, full of whims and oddities ... the most cheerful of humorists and the wisest of wayside philosophers."—Daily Telegraph.
"He has never provided finer food for quiet enjoyment ... his precious quality of Rabelaisian humanism has matured and broadened in its sympathy."—Globe.
"In the author's merriest mood. All of it is distilled wit and wisdom of the best brand, full of honest laughter, fun and frolic, comedy and criticism."—Daily Graphic.
"The book is inspired by that spirit of broad farce which runs glorious riot through nearly all that Stephen Leacock has written."—Bookman.
"He has all the energy and exuberance of the born humorist.... All admirers will recognize it as typical of Mr. Leacock's best work."—Manchester Guardian.
"An entertaining volume."—Scotsman.
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