CONTENTS PREFACE I.—SPOOF. A Thousand-Guinea Novel. New! Fascinating! Perplexing! CHAPTER I CHAPTER II CHAPTER III CHAPTER IV II.—THE READING PUBLIC. A BOOK STORE STUDY III.—AFTERNOON ADVENTURES AT MY CLUB 1.—The Anecdotes of Dr. So and So 2.—The Shattered Health of Mr. Podge 3.—The Amazing Travels of Mr. Yarner 4.—The Spiritual Outlook of Mr. Doomer 5.—The Reminiscences of Mr. Apricot 6.—The Last Man out of Europe 7.—The War Mania of Mr. Jinks and Mr. Blinks 8.—The Ground Floor 9.—The Hallucination of Mr. Butt IV-RAM SPUDD THE NEW WORLD SINGER. V.—ARISTOCRATIC ANECDOTES OR LITTLE STORIES OF GREAT VI.—EDUCATION MADE AGREEABLE OR THE DIVERSIONS OF A VII.—AN EVERY-DAY EXPERIENCE VIII—TRUTHFUL ORATORY IX.—OUR LITERARY BUREAU X.—SPEEDING UP BUSINESS XI.—WHO IS ALSO WHO XII.—PASSIONATE PARAGRAPHS XIII.—WEEJEE THE PET DOG XIV.—SIDELIGHTS ON THE SUPERMEN XV.—THE SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST XVI—THE FIRST NEWSPAPER XVII—IN THE GOOD TIME AFTER THE WAR CHRONICLES OF CANADA By Stephen Leacock Edited by George M. Wrong and H. H. Langton CONTENTS I BEFORE THE DAWN II MAN IN AMERICA III THE ABORIGINES OF CANADA IV THE LEGEND OF THE NORSEMEN V THE BRISTOL VOYAGES VI FORERUNNERS OF JACQUES CARTIER BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE THE MARINER OF ST MALO A Chronicle of the Voyages of Jacques Cartier By Stephen Leacock CONTENTS I EARLY LIFE II THE FIRST VOYAGE—NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR III THE FIRST VOYAGE—THE GULF OF ST LAWRENCE IV THE SECOND VOYAGE—THE ST LAWRENCE V THE SECOND VOYAGE—STADACONA VI THE SECOND VOYAGE—HOCHELAGA VII THE SECOND VOYAGE—WINTER AT STADACONA VIII THE THIRD VOYAGE IX THE CLOSE OF CARTIER'S CAREER ITINERARY OF CARTIER'S VOYAGES BIBLIOGRAPHIC NOTE NONSENSE NOVELS By Stephen Leacock CONTENTS PREFACE I. — Maddened by Mystery: or, The Defective Detective II. — "Q." A Psychic Pstory of the Psupernatural III. — Guido the Gimlet of Ghent: A Romance of Chivalry IV. — Gertrude the Governess: or, Simple Seventeen V. — A Hero in Homespun: or, The Life Struggle of Hezekiah Hayloft VII. — Hannah of the Highlands: or, The Laird of Loch Aucherlocherty VIII. — Soaked in Seaweed: or, Upset in the Ocean (An Old-fashioned Sea Story.) IX. — Caroline's Christmas: or, The Inexplicable Infant X. — The Man in Asbestos: An Allegory of the Future THE HOHENZOLLERNS IN AMERICA With The Bolsheviks In Berlin And Other Impossibilities By Stephen Leacock