# Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town

By Stephen Leacock.

"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. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: English
- Subjects: City and town life -- Fiction; Canada -- Social life and customs -- Fiction

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## Audiobooks of it

- [Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/books/librivox/233) by Stephen Leacock (5 h 44 min, English)
- [Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town (version 2)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/books/librivox/2761) by Stephen Leacock (5 h 17 min, English)
- [Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town (version 3)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/books/librivox/15964) by Stephen Leacock (6 h 10 min, English)

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