Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town

This vintage book contains Stephen Leacock's 1912 sequence of stories, "e;Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town"e;. Commonly hailed as being amongst the most important examples of humorous Canadian literature, "e;Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town"e; is set in Mariposa, a microcosm of Canadian society populated by hilarious small-town stereotypes. Contents include: "e;The Hostelry of Mr. Smith"e;, "e;The Speculations of Jefferson Thorpe"e;, "e;The Marine Excursions of the Knights of Pythias"e;, "e;The Ministrations of the Rev. Mr. Drone"e;, "e;The Whirlwind Campaign in Mariposa"e;, "e;The Beacon on the Hill"e;, "e;The Extraordinary Entanglement of Mr. Pupkin"e;, "e;The Fore-ordained Attachment of Zena Pepperleigh and Peter Pupkin"e;, et cetera. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction. This book was first published in 1912.