{"product_id":"9781776529070","title":"Literary Lapses","description":"The humour, irony, and wit of Stephen Leacock have never been shown to better advantage than in \u003ci\u003eLiterary Lapses\u003c\/i\u003e, his first collection of comic writings. Within its pages are such classic stories as the man who is seized by fear as he opens a bank account; the awful case of the young man who dies because he cannot tell a lie; the astonishing tale of the baby who ate thirteen Christmas dinners, and many other tales that have become part of the world's comic literature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen \u003ci\u003eLiterary Lapses\u003c\/i\u003e first appeared in 1910, it was an instant critical and popular success. Within a few years of its publication, Leacock was acknowledged as the English-speaking world’s most beloved humourist.  ","brand":"The Floating Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46435019358449,"sku":"9781776529070","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/5433\/7265\/files\/9781776529070_p0.jpg?v=1765536737","url":"https:\/\/shop.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781776529070","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","version":"1.0","type":"link"}