Leacock’s first collection of humour opens with a nervous young man trying to deposit fifty dollars in a bank and goes on to boarding-house geometry, the fate of the guest who could not leave, how to live to be 200, how to avoid getting married and the barbers who have shaved him. Each sketch takes an ordinary embarrassment to absurd lengths.
The 1910 book that launched Leacock’s career, and an ideal dip-in volume for fans of dry, deadpan comedy. Download the free EPUB.