ENGL 215 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Swanmore, Upper Canada College, Lake Simcoe
16 Oct 2016
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Biography: born in swanmore, uk, to upperclass parents, 1976, family moved to a farm near lake simcoe, ontario, 1882, leacock sent to upper canada college, private school in toronto. Emphasis on classics: latin and greek literature: went to university of toronto. Dropped out because of finances: became a high school teacher at upper canada college, 1899 pursued phd at in political science and economics at university of chicago. To better educate young people: 1908, professor in mcgill, where he worked until 1936, 1910, published a book of comic stories. Published literary lapses with montreal publisher for : sunshine sketches of a little town . Leacock"s success: very popular author, many famous writers and political figured had read and was influenced by his work. Theodore roosevelt: wrote more than 60 books on various topics, often made fun of the rich in his works. Irony: he was pretty wealthy himself from the earnings of his books.
