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Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town is a sequence of stories by Stephen Leacock, first published in 1912. It is generally considered to be one of the most enduring classics of Canadian humorous literature.
Feb 25, 2009 · The inspiration of the book,—a land of hope and sunshine where little towns spread their square streets and their trim maple trees beside placid lakes almost within echo of the primeval forest,—is large enough.
Feb 7, 2006 · Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town, by Stephen Leacock (Toronto, New York, London, 1912), is a series of vignettes dramatizing the comedy of day-to-day life in Mariposa, a bustling and big-time small town on the shores of the magnificent Lake Wissanotti.
Feb 12, 2012 · Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town: Directed by Don McBrearty. With Jill Hennessy, Donal Logue, Gordon Pinsent, Owen Best. Stephen Leacock recounts his growing up period in the small town of Mariposa, Ontario, located on the shores of Lake Wissanotti with its notoriously leaky holiday steamer.
Complete summary of Stephen Leacock's Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town. eNotes plot summaries cover all the significant action of Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town.
Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town, which first appeared as a newspaper serial, chronicles life in the fictional community of Mariposa, modelled on Orillia, Ontario, where Stephen Leacock spent many summers. It's a brilliant satire about small towns, small-town people, and small-town occurrences.
Nov 1, 2002 · Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town by Stephen Leacock. Read now or download (free!) Similar Books. Readers also downloaded… In Canada. About this eBook. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by volunteers.
