Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- 1 The Middle Way: An Introduction to Leacock's Tory-Humanist Norm -- 2 Between Satire and Sentimentality: Leacock's Theory of Humour -- 3 Sunshine Sketches: Mariposa Versus Mr Smith -- 4 Religion and Romance in Mariposa - En Voiture! -- 5 Arcadian Adventures: The City of the End of Things -- 6 Between a Vault and a Dark Place: Religion and Politics in Plutoria -- 7 Humour and Humanity -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.