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Title: Short Circuits (1938)Author: Stephen Leacock* A Project Gutenberg of Australia eBook *eBook No.: 0301321.txtEdition: 1Language: EnglishCharacter set encoding: Latin-1(ISO-8859-1)--8 bitDate first posted: October 2003Date most recently updated: October 2003This eBook was produced by: Don Lainson dlainson@sympatico.caProject Gutenberg of Australia eBooks are created from printed editionswhich are in the public domain in Australia, unless a copyright noticeis included. We do NOT keep any eBooks in compliance with a particularpaper edition.Copyright laws are changing all over the world. Be sure to check thecopyright laws for your country before downloading or redistributing thisfile.This eBook is made available at no cost and with almost no restrictionswhatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the termsof the Project Gutenberg of Australia License which may be viewed online athttp://gutenberg.net.au/licence.htmlTo contact Project Gutenberg of Australia go to http://gutenberg.net.au--------------------------------------------------------------------------A Project Gutenberg of Australia eBookTitle: Short Circuits (1938)Author: Stephen LeacockCONTENTSI. SHORT CIRCUITS IN THE SOCIAL CURRENTOld Junk and New Money"Speaking of India--"How to Borrow MoneyLife's Minor ContradictionsA Great Life in Our MidstThe Perfect Gift
 
Scenery and SignboardsThe Life of John Mutation SmithInference as an ArtOur Get-Together MovementII. SHORT CIRCUITS IN THE OPEN AIRA Lesson on the LinksThe Family at FootballLife in the OpenIII. SAVE ME FROM MY FRIENDSFrom My Friend the DeadbeatFrom My Friend the ReporterFrom My Friend with a Speech to MakeFrom My Friend the GuideIV. PEOPLE WE KNOWThe Man in the Pullman CarThe Criminal by ProxyThe People Just Back from EuropeThe Man with the Adventure StoryV. SHORT CIRCUITS IN EDUCATIONA Year at CollegeThe Unintelligence TestEasy Ways to SuccessFun as an Aid to BusinessThe Stamp-Album WorldVI. SHORT CIRCUITS BY RADIO AND CINEMAIf Only We Had the Radio Sooner
 
What the Radio OverheardOne Crowded Quarter SecondDone into MoviesVII. SHORT CIRCUITS IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONSThings I Hardly Dare WhisperHands Across the SeasIf They Go on SwimmingIf Mussolini ComesThis World-Championship StuffGet off the EarthVIII. BYGONE CURRENTSThe Lost World of YesterdayCome Back to SchoolThe Fall Fair and the Autumn ExpositionExtinct MonstersThe Passing of the Back YardIX. SHORT CIRCUITS IN CURRENT LITERATUREThe Literary Sensations of 1929Children's Poetry RevisedIllustrations I Can Do WithoutOur Summer PetsThe Old Men's PageA Guide to the UnderworldLove Me, Love My LettersWith the AuthoritiesLiterature and the Eighteenth AmendmentThe Hunt for a HeroineBedtime Stories for Grown-up People
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