Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town Paperback 1446521184 9781446521182 Stephen Leacock

from jemerritt

Stephen Leacock's Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town is the first book I have obtained from the Project Gutenberg's collection. Although Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town was written almost one hundred years ago, what intrigued me the most was how little has changed in the past century. I found ...

from laytonwoman3rd

This was pure unadulterated satirical fun. The title tells you what to expect. The collection of vignettes is full of small town characters that could be found anywhere in America, and apparently in Canada, at any time from the late 19th century right up to the present time. You might have to loo...

from brenzi

What a delightful book, perfect for the upcoming season. Just lovely! In a way, it reminded me of the recently read Winesburg, Ohio. Oh, not the endearing characters. No, they were totally different from the manic depressives that peopled the Sherwood Anderson book. But I was reminded by the fact...

from brenzi

What a delightful book, perfect for the upcoming season. Just lovely! In a way, it reminded me of the recently read Winesburg, Ohio. Oh, not the endearing characters. No, they were totally different from the manic depressives that peopled the Sherwood Anderson book. But I was reminded by the fact...

from lamour

It has been awhile since I read any Leacock but I sure enjoyed returning to him especially as this is the 100th anniversary of the publication of this book. It stands up well. His technique of having the innocent narrator tell the story allows us to surmise the truth about the incidents described...