Lord Leonard the Luckless by W. E. Norris
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ePublished by
May 2026
Originally published 1903
Fiction, W. E. Norris collection
Author: W. E. Norris
ePublished by
May 2026
Originally published 1903
Fiction, W. E. Norris collection
Author: W. E. Norris
W. E Norris novels are fun to read. He possessed a timeless sense of humor that makes almost every paragraph a delight to read. This is how it was stated in the foreword to My Friend Jim: “Norris wields a well-honed dry wit like a rapier, in such an effective style that the subtlety and delightfulness of his barbs are not lost even a century and a half later.”
Lord Leonard the Luckless is about a man who is exactly what the title describes, luckless—in so many ways. The Norris dry wit is still here but with a touch of sadness this time because the reader cannot help wishing better things for this poor, luckless man. But in the end he earns the reader’s admiration, which might be a better reward (could a fictional character but appreciate it) than anything his various bad relationships had to offer. The great romance of this novel will no doubt surprise the reader—it happens between two men... and exactly which two men is open for debate.
Lord Leonard the Luckless is about a man who is exactly what the title describes, luckless—in so many ways. The Norris dry wit is still here but with a touch of sadness this time because the reader cannot help wishing better things for this poor, luckless man. But in the end he earns the reader’s admiration, which might be a better reward (could a fictional character but appreciate it) than anything his various bad relationships had to offer. The great romance of this novel will no doubt surprise the reader—it happens between two men... and exactly which two men is open for debate.