1924 satire book by Stephen Leacock
| Author | Stephen Leacock |
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| Language | English |
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| Genre | Humour, Satire |
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Publication date | 1924 |
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| Publication place | Canada |
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The Garden of Folly is a work of satire, published by Stephen Leacock in 1924. The prosperity of the 1920s and Prohibition serve as targets.[1]
Critical reception
"Taken piecemeal, Stephen Leacock's fun becomes the real humor of all sorts of things that we take with over-ponderous seriousness. "The Garden of Folly", under this acceptance, becomes a true garden through which we walk delighted and refreshed."[2]
Legacy
Quotations from the book were still cited as of 2017, used to illustrate the deceptive nature of advertising [3] and the fake news cycle.[4]
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