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  Aristocratic Education - From...

  Stephen Leacock

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  Stephen P H Butler Leacock FRSC was born on the 30th December 1869 in Swanmore, near Southampton, England, the third of eleven children. 
  The family emigrated to Canada in 1876 to live on a 100-acre farm in Sutton, Ontario.  There Leacock was home-schooled and later enrolled into the elite private school Upper Canada College in Toronto.  Academically he was very strong and enrolled at the University of Toronto to study languages and literature.  He left there after his alcoholic father abandoned the family and finances were too stretched to continue his attendance.  He now enrolled in a three-month course at Strathroy Collegiate Institute to become a qualified high school teacher and with it a regular income. 
  Leacock published humorous articles in many Canadian and US magazines but his real passion was economics and political theory.  In 1899 he enrolled for postgraduate studies at the University of Chicago and earned his PhD in 1903. 
  His marriage to Beatrix Hamilton produced a single child 15 years later.  Over time father and son developed a love-hate relationship, partially caused by his son’s diminutive stature of only four feet.  
  He accepted a post at McGill University and kept it until he retired in 1936.  His work ‘Elements of Political Science’, was adopted as a standard textbook for two decades and was also his most profitable.  He now also began public speaking and lecturing.  
  In 1910, he privately printed some articles as ‘Literary Lapses’.  It was then released by a recognised publisher, and he became a commercially successful writer.  His collections of light-hearted whimsy, parody, nonsense, and satire were now frequently published along with biographies and several award-winning volumes on Canada. 
  Politically Leacock was a difficult creature.  He opposed women’s right to vote, was a champion of Empire but advocated social welfare legislation and wealth redistribution, but he often caused friction with his racist views. 
  Leacock has been forgotten as an economist, but it’s often said that in 1911 more people had heard of him than had heard of Canada.  For the decade after 1915 Leacock was the most popular humorist in the English-speaking world. 
  Stephen Leacock died on 28th March 1944 of throat cancer in Toronto, Canada.  He was 74.

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  Love of Life

  Jack London

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  Jack London — a writer whose works are enthusiastically read all over the world. His collection "Love of Life" is one of the brilliant pearls of his Northern stories cycle. Alaska is the place where each person should reveal their own real features. The North makes equal the poor and the rich; the intense cold does not take into account the infirmity; harsh, biting wind is indifferent to the social status, and a wild beast does not discriminate between social standings. In the confrontation with the severe nature, the heroes of the adducted works vanquish not only thanks to their courage, endurance, energy, but first and foremost, due to the strength of mind, an obsession with life, the capability even in the extreme situations to remain a Human.

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  War and Peace Book 4

  Leo Tolstoy

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  In Book 4 of War and Peace, personal dramas unfold against the backdrop of impending war. Natasha Rostova’s engagement to Prince Andrei Bolkonsky faces turmoil when he demands a year’s wait, leaving her vulnerable to Anatole Kuragin’s manipulations. Heartbroken, Natasha attempts to elope with Anatole, shattering her reputation and betraying Andrei. Meanwhile, Pierre Bezukhov grows restless, seeking purpose amidst societal superficiality. The Rostov family grapples with financial strain and Nikolai’s military aspirations. Tolstoy intertwines individual struggles with broader themes of honor, love, and betrayal, highlighting how personal choices echo within the larger tapestry of history.

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  Top 10 Short Stories The - The...

  Nathaniel Hawthorne, Nikolai...

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  Talent bursts from this decade with astonishing ease.  From America across Europe to Russia each and every story is an indelible mark of story-telling flecked with genius that enthralls us all.  Whatever their chosen genre their stories break new ground, cover new topics and carry a legacy that cannot be disputed. 
   
  1 - The Top Ten - The 1840's 
   
  2 - The Tell Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe 
   
  3 - The Cloak by Nikolai Gogol 
   
  4 - Sextons Hero by Elizabeth Gaskell 
   
  5 - The Mummys Foot by Théophile Gautier 
   
  6 - Rappaccinnis Daughter by Nathaniel Hawthorne 
   
  7 - The Spectre of Tappington by Richard Harris Barham 
   
  8 - The Jew by Ivan Turgenev 
   
  9 - An Honest Thief by Fyodor Dostoyevsky 
   
  10 - Taman by Mikhail Lermantov 
   
  11 - The Return of Martin Guerre by Alexander Dumas

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  Bernice Bobs Her Hair

  F Scott itzgerald

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  "Bernice Bobs Her Hair" is a captivating short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald. It first graced the pages of the Saturday Evening Post in May 1920 and was later included in the September 1920 short story collection titled "Flappers and Philosophers"1. Let's delve into the tale of Bernice and her transformative decision.

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  The Masque of the Red Death

  Edgar Allen Poe

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  Pestilence and Squalor pervade every part of society. Yet, the mighty Prospero must have his party. Enjoy this tale on the folly of parties during an epidemic!

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