The Garden of Folly

The Garden of Folly is a work of satire, published by Stephen Leacock in 1924.

AuthorStephen Leacock
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish
GenreHumour, Satire
Publication date
1924

Quotations from the book are still cited as of 2017, used to illustrate the deceptive nature of advertising [1] and the fake news cycle. [2]

The prosperity of the 1920s and Prohibition serve as targets of the author’s satire in this and other novels (including "Winnowed Wisdom" (1926), "Short Circuits" (1928), "The Iron Man and the Tin Woman" (1929)), contrasting with the period of disillusionment after World War One. [3]

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." [4]

References
  1. Hutchinson, Brian (July 2006). "Consuming Healthcare: What's in a Word?". Healthc Policy. 2 (1): 8–12. PMID 19305686. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  2. Riggins, JA (2017). "Law Student Unleashes Bombshell Allegation You Won't Believe: Fake News as Commercial Speech". Wake Forest L. Rev. 52: 1313. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  3. Mackintosh, WA (May 1944). "OBITUARY, Stephen Butler Leacock {1869-1944)". Canadian Journal of Economics and Political Science. 10 (2): 216–230. doi:10.1017/S031548900002020X. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  4. "Reviews of New Books". The Evening Star. Washington, DC. October 26, 1924. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
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