Widely considered a classic of Canadian humorous literature, Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town tells stories set in the fictional town of Mariposa. The author Stephen Leacock most certainly based the stories on experience at his summer home in Orillia, Ontario. (Summary by Dick Bourgeois-Doyle)
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
Preface
10:11 - Chapter 2
The Hostelry of Mr. Smith
51:49 - Chapter 3
The Speculations of Jefferson Thorpe
35:50 - Chapter 4
The Marine Excursion of the Knights of Pythias
41:38 - Chapter 5
The Ministrations of the Rev. Mr. Drone
34:37 - Chapter 6
The Whirlwind Campaign in Mariposa
17:32 - Chapter 7
The Beacon on the Hill
22:16 - Chapter 8
The Extraordinary Entanglement of Mr. Pupkin
24:49 - Chapter 9
The Fore-ordained Attachment of Zena Pepperleigh and Peter Pupkin
28:11 - Chapter 10
The Mariposa Bank Mystery
34:47 - Chapter 11
The Great Election in Missinaba County
24:43 - Chapter 12
The Candidacy of Mr. Smith
30:18 - Chapter 13
L'Envoi: The Train to Mariposa
13:29