Project Gutenberg 2002-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 126 Leacock, Stephen 1869 1944 Leacock, Stephen Butler My Discovery of England The balance of trade in impressions -- I am interviewed by the press -- Impressions of London -- A clear view of the government and politics of England -- Oxford as I see it -- The British and the American press -- Business in England -- Is prohibition coming to England? -- "We have with us to-night" -- Have the English any sense of humour? Produced by Gardner Buchanan, The Distributed Proofers Team, and David Widger "My Discovery of England" by Stephen Leacock is a humorous travelogue published in the early 20th century. The book captures Leacock's impressions and observations as he travels to England, reflecting on various aspects of British life, society, and politics, contrasting it with his experiences in Canada and the U.S. The opening of the book introduces Leacock as an intriguing figure—a Canadian of English origin who is perhaps caught between two cultural worlds. He begins by commenting on the trend of English literary figures lecturing in America, suggesting that they take impressions of America back to England for commercial gain. Leacock humorously positions himself as a figure who desires to reverse this trend by traveling to England to collect his own impressions. He sets up a satirical tone by critiquing both English customs and society while sharing amusing anecdotes related to his travels, customs experiences, and his initial observations upon arriving in London. Through these sketches, he establishes the framework for his comedic exploration of England throughout the rest of the work. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en England -- Humor PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Humour Browsing: Literature 306152 306153 2024-10-02T08:52:39.364778 2023-10-02T07:59:52.617075 text/html text/html 300800 2013-01-26T15:17:58 text/html; charset=us-ascii 107513 2013-01-26T15:19:38 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 189171 2024-10-02T08:52:46.286595 application/epub+zip 193011 2024-10-02T08:52:42.406587 application/epub+zip 174497 2024-10-02T08:52:41.177585 application/epub+zip 345188 2024-10-02T08:52:49.263538 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 328766 2024-10-02T08:52:45.517548 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 280303 2022-09-02T10:29:17.273742 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 271064 271004 2024-10-02T08:52:38.775590 2023-10-02T07:59:52.227048 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 270883 2009-02-12T09:45:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 104214 2009-02-12T09:46:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19806 2024-10-02T08:52:49.390537 application/rdf+xml 13887 2024-10-02T08:52:41.716567 image/jpeg 3973 2024-10-02T08:52:41.444572 image/jpeg 186880 2024-10-02T08:52:39.391592 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