This volume contains Stephen Leacock's collection of short stories,
"Winsome Winnie And Other New Nonsense Novels" (first published in
1920). These wonderful and comical tales will appeal to fans of
Leacock's work, and would make for worthy additions to any literary
collection. The stories of this compendium include: "Thrown on the
World", "A Re-encounter", "Friends in Distress", "A Gambling Party in
St. James's Close", "The Abduction", "The Unknown", "The Proposal",
"Wedded at Last", "John and I; Or, How I Nearly Lost my Husband", and
more. Stephen P. H. Butler Leacock (1869 - 1944) was a Canadian writer,
humourist, and teacher. He was amongst the most widely read
English-speaking authors in the world during the early-twentieth
century, and is best remembered for his humourous novels. Many vintage
texts such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive, and it is with
this in mind that we are republishing this book now, in an affordable,
high-quality, modern edition. It comes complete with a specially
commissioned biography of the author.