Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town is a sequence of stories by Stephen Leacock, recounting the amusing events and characters in the fictional town of Mariposa, based on Orillia, Ontario, Canada. Known for its insight into human nature, humorous depiction of small-town life and light-hearted satire, this book remains significant in Canadian literature.

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Preface

I: The Hostelry of Mr. Smith

II: The Speculations of Jefferson Thorpe

III: The Marine Excursions of the Knights of Pythias

IV: The Ministrations of the Rev. Mr. Drone

V: The Whirlwind Campaign in Mariposa

VI: The Beacon on the Hill

VII: The Extraordinary Entanglement of Mr. Pupkin

VIII: The Foreordained Attachment of Zena Pepperleigh and Peter Pupkin

IX: The Mariposa Bank Mystery

X: The Great Election in Missinaba County

XI: The Candidacy of Mr. Smith

XII: L’Envoi. The Train to Mariposa

Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town

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fiction

humor

comedy