7 best short stories - Morality Tales - format ePub

Der Buchtext beschreibt die schlechte Lage der Welt und die unterschiedlichen Meinungen darüber, wie das Problem angegangen werden sollte. Professor Leacock ist der Meinung, dass das Problem tief verwurzelt...

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Stephen Leacock sees the comic of social situations. His writing exposes the incongruity between appearance and reality in human conduct, and his work is characterized by the invention of lively comic...

The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice written by Stephen Leacock who was a Canadian teacher, political scientist, writer, and humorist. This book is one of many works by him. It has already Published...

A collection of wry looks at literature, education, and other social phenomena by Canadian humourist and economics professor, Stephen Leacock.

Humorous, ironic, and sometimes cynical observations of life in 1915 from Canadian humourist Stephen Leacock.

8 great spoofs of 'types' of fiction by the premier Canadian humorist Leacock, taken from his book Nonsense Novels. The title of each parody gives away its genre: Soaked in Seaweed or, Upset in the Ocean;...

Ten silly stories by Canadian humourist Stephen Leacock. (Summary by Tricia G)

This lengthy political essay by noted Canadian humourist Stephen Leacock was written while he was professor of political economy at McGill University. He argues for a middle ground between capitalism...

Widely considered a classic of Canadian humorous literature, Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town tells stories set in the fictional town of Mariposa. The author Stephen Leacock most certainly based the...

A 1924 collection of essays by the celebrated Canadian humorist, popular in the first half of the twentieth century throughout the English speaking world. - Summary by david wales

Short sketches relating the humourous side of life in 1910. "Professor Leacock has made more people laugh with the written word than any other living author. One may say he is one of the greatest jesters,...

Please note: This audiobook has been created using AI voice. Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town is Stephen Leacock’s humourous and affectionate account of smalltown life in the fictional town of Mariposa....

"The Marine Excursion of the Knights of Pythias" is the third story from Stephen Leacock’s masterpiece story sequence "Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town". It deals with an exploration of the social,...

This a typical Christmas story but with a classic Leacock ironic twist and a zest of humour. "The Errors of Santa Claus" is a charming tale of gift-giving and kindness. It is Christmas time and parents...

The First World War has left the world in agony. Disillusionment, hopelessness, and horror are rife when a despondent author gets a visit by Father Time and Father Christmas, who come to raise his spirits....

He's hurt. Hunted. Barely holding on. But Enzo will kill to keep him safe.Enzo has already found his place at Redcars—a garage turned sanctuary for men with dangerous pasts and loyal hearts. He's built...

Some women are built for fairytales. Missy ain't one of them.Coming up in Charleston taught Missy how to survive, not dream. She's been lied to, played, betrayed—and still stands tall. No prince. No fantasy....

White Lighter is a book within a novella—a seamy noir tale of drug use, promiscuity, disconnection, wealth, decadence, family, and relationships—a love story for Generation X and a warning for the broken...

Camilla hides her secrets along the Nickajack Lake.  Little lies easily explain away the bruises, burns, sprains, and general mishaps, but they give rise to Camilla's "danger-prone Daphne" identity.  Her...

Molly begins as a shy little caterpillar who dreams of flying but fears the vast world beyond her leaf. Through a magical transformation in her cocoon, she emerges as a butterflyuncertain but filled with...

The raven.It's a bad omen.Chad calls it superstition, but Romeo knows it's a warning specifically for him. He calls himself a god among men. That's the feeling he gets when he kills, like he's more than...

A nagging cold caseA cast of suspectsWill Tiggy and Raider get too involved?When mystery author Tiggy Jones visits a derelict once-grand house one evening before interviewing the locals to collect their...

Fifteen-year-old Kim Morse—lover of unicorns, rainbows, cupcakes with sprinkles, and loathe of anything dark and scary—lost her parents in a tragic accident five years ago.Since then, Kim's been totally...

Morgan Davis lost his entire family to demons. The arrival of demons in the Continent remains one of the greatest mysteries of the world. But as Morgan interviews, researches and digs through archives,...

An ambitious archer. An anxious healer. A desperate thief.Isaac is Bestowed, chosen by Nature as a leader and protector, only he lives in Talen, far away from anyone to lead or protect. He yearns to join...

She married the Earl of her dreams...but he doesn't remember his own wife!Stephen Chesterfield, the Earl of Whitmore, has no memory of the last three months of his life. After he awakens from his wounds,...

A big dream, a fresh start, and a new chapter waiting to be written—just not the one Julia expected.Julia Montgomery has always kept The Shell Shop close to home—literally. Tucked into the side of her...

Maddie is one of only one hundred humans remaining, living behind the high walls of the New Eden preserve in order to protect her from the monsters that rule the world. Though Maddie longs for love, all...

CINDERELLA meets Hecate . . . ​They promised to protect her. Instead, they made her a slave.​For eighteen years, Hecate lived in peace, but now war shatters her world. Given to Zeus for safekeeping, she...

They have everything. I have nothing. But that's about to change. People lock their doors at night, safe in their warm homes, pretending that the suffering outside doesn't exist. They tell themselves...

It's night - pitch black. The rain pours down. A young girl screams. Jack Hamma comes to the rescueThere's a fight. A Mafia boss is dead. The Mafia want revenge!'A rip roaring adventure.''Like all Jack...

Introducing John Fodder, a generic gun-for-hire henchman working in the underbelly of modern day Chicago. But, when an arms deal turns bad, Fodder is killed in a blazing firefight, only to awake in the...

Orra, a pacifist gardener living between dimensions, is summoned to Galea, her mother planet, to rescue her kind—the Shids—from the devastating cruelty of the Kassakro Empire's invasion. Despite her idyllic...

Charlie Madison was living the dream. Her career was taking off. She just accepted a prestigious new job as a trauma surgeon in LA. Endless sunny days and the opportunity to work with some of the best...

Miss Sunshine meets Mr. Grumpy in this heartwarming story of renovation, redemption, and new beginnings.Candy Needham has rebuilt her life from the ground up after a devastating TV scandal nearly destroyed...

He's grumpy, gorgeous, and deeply annoyed by her. Perfect. When Aisling O'Byrne catches her fiancé in bed with her boss, she doesn't just walk away—she scorches the earth. She ditches Manhattan for a...

Carter Marshall was born into law enforcement, respected by his peers and the tight-knit community in the Blue Ridge Mountains. But when a reality TV show spirals into violence, leaving Carter gravely...

Y is for Youths is the twenty-fifth book in an epic series of twenty-six horror anthologies. On these pages you will discover a selection of thirteen unsettling tales from some of the most talented independent...

HITTING THE BIG TIME…Katie Ferraro's scrappy unit, the Fox Patrol, has finally made it… sort of. As part of a co-op mercenary unit called The Lone Wolves, they find themselves in the Hinterlands, hiring...

In a neighborhood divided by invisible lines and unspoken rules, a cracked sidewalk becomes the unlikely ground for change. The Sidewalk Garden follows Malik, a curious and kind-hearted boy, as he discovers...

Calling all Bridgerton and Jane Austen fans! Fall in love with your favourite new Regency series, with this second installment from the Fairfax family… ‘Worthy of Georgette Heyer…the most wonderfully...

What Fantastic tales do you have to tell? Fae Corps Publishing Presents the Second volume in the Onwards Adventure anthologies. Featuring fantastic tales, poetry and art by the following. A Night Of Memories...

Where have your dreams led? Fae Corps Publishing presents the First of two Onwards adventure anthologies. Realistic Dreams contains the stories, art and poetry as follows. As Far as I can remember by...

In a world full of technological wonders, the oldest crime still requires the smartest detective.San Francisco, 1925Lady Anne Worthington, an English countess with a brilliant mind for invention, has...

He's fighting for his comeback. She's guarding her peace. Falling for each other? Not in the game plan.After a devastating injury, Ehizojie "Zo" Irabor thought his days of glory were over. Now, with one...