Literary Lapses

Literary Lapses (1910) is a collection of lighthearted sketches and essays by Canadian humorist Stephen Leacock. Leacock's humor often stems from a comic observation of social foibles and the contrast between appearance and reality in human behavior. He is known for creating lively comic situations, with notable works including Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town and Arcadian Adventures with the Idle Rich. A literary sketch is a short prose piece that informally describes aspects of a culture for an outside audience, often maintaining a chatty tone and suggesting conclusions rather than stating them directly.12