Leacock also wrote a book on humor, wrote several books of humor himself, edited a humor anthology, and has a Canadian humor prize named for him. Judith Yaross Lee, Ph.D. Distinguished Professor of Communication Studies & Charles E. Zumkehr Professor of Rhetoric Director, Central Region Humanities Center School of Communication Studies * Ohio University * Schoonover Center 439 * Athens, OH 45701 T:740-593-4888 * F:740-593-4810 * [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> * http://www.coms.ohiou.edu/judith-yaross-lee On Jan 3, 2018, at 12:24 PM, Matthew Seybold <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: I am currently, at the recommendation of Taylor Roberts, reading = ARCADIAN ADVENTURES OF THE IDLE RICH, a novel by Stephen Leacock, who = was primarily an economist and political scientist, but who also (again, = as Taylor informed me) wrote a biography of Twain. Haven=E2=80=99t read = the biography (yet), but the novel is a hoot so far and one could = certainly speculate about its anxiety of influence. Thanks again, = Taylor!=20 ***** Matt Seybold Assistant Professor of American Literature and Mark Twain Studies Elmira College Editor, MarkTwainStudies.org<http://MarkTwainStudies.org> [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>