Project Gutenberg 2004-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 122 Leacock, Stephen 1869 1944 Leacock, Stephen Butler Further Foolishness Reading ease score: 83.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. This etext was produced by Gardner Buchanan. HTML file produced by David Widger "Further Foolishness" by Stephen Leacock is a collection of humorous sketches and satires written in the early 20th century, specifically during the World War I era. The work addresses the absurdities of contemporary society, media, and literature, combining wit and social commentary. Through various themes, Leacock explores the follies of human behavior and the ridiculousness of certain social norms, likely employing an array of quirky characters to illustrate his points. At the start of the book, Leacock sets the tone with a preface that recounts a childhood memory of a strict yet kind schoolmaster who would admonish students with a phrase suggesting they contain their silliness. This theme of foolishness carries through to the content, where Leacock introduces a series of amusing anecdotes and parodies, such as exaggerated detective stories and critiques of modern narratives. The opening sketches highlight the demand for brevity in fiction, playfully poking fun at the tendency to condense complex narratives into simplistic forms, ultimately showcasing Leacock’s sharp critique of the literary landscape of his time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Canadian wit and humor Canada -- Humor PS Text Humor Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Humour Browsing: Language & Communication 354165 354166 2024-10-05T09:52:50.738708 2023-10-05T09:34:07.185620 text/html text/html 363255 2021-01-26T16:59:31 text/html; charset=utf-8 122030 2021-01-26T16:59:31 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 191310 2024-10-05T09:52:58.205678 application/epub+zip 193955 2024-10-05T09:52:53.037698 application/epub+zip 193955 2024-10-05T09:52:51.611695 application/epub+zip 365152 2024-10-05T09:53:02.023654 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 340340 2024-10-05T09:52:57.334693 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 313914 2022-09-06T03:31:15.791366 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 296746 296665 2024-10-05T09:52:49.760720 2023-10-05T09:34:06.382630 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 298135 2020-12-25T22:40:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 116567 2020-12-25T22:40:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19995 2024-10-05T09:53:02.159645 application/rdf+xml 13325 2024-10-05T09:52:52.182698 image/jpeg 3479 2024-10-05T09:52:51.892717 image/jpeg 184795 2024-10-05T09:52:50.767719 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia