Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town
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Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunshine_Sketches_of_a_Little_Town Release date is 2002-11-01
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"Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town" by Stephen Leacock is a sequence of stories published in 1912. Set in the fictional town of Mariposa on Lake Wissanotti, this Canadian humorous classic portrays small-town life through affectionate satire. The sketches follow colorful local characters—hotel proprietors, barbers, undertakers, and lovelorn bank tellers—whose ordinary dramas are elevated to comic grandeur by an unreliable narrator. From a steamboat sinking in six feet of water to country-wide elections, Leacock captures the charm and foibles of countless small towns across Canada. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
City and town life -- Fiction Canada -- Social life and customs -- Fiction