{"product_id":"sunshine-sketches-of-a-little-town-paperback-10","title":"Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStephen Leacock\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eCarl Spadoni\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"This new edition of Leacock's pastoral comedy should provoke new critical consideration of a literary work that is far more complex and richer than we have so far noticed.\" -- \u003cstrong\u003eRussell Brown, University of Toronto\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Set in the fictional landscape of Mariposa on the shores of Lake Wissanotti in Missinaba County, Leacock's \u003cem\u003eSunshine Sketches of a Little Town\u003c\/em\u003e is an affectionate satire of small town life. This series of humourous connected sketches about graft, high finance, religion, love and romance is, on one level, an intimate, comic portrait of town life and local politics. On another level, the narrative is a powerful commentary on the workings of community values and on Canada's place within the British Empire. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e The Broadview edition includes a critical introduction, thorough annotation, a list of textual variants, and a range of contextual materials, including Leacock's stage adaptation of \u003cem\u003eSunshine Sketches\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eCarl Spadoni\u003c\/strong\u003e the Research Collections Librarian at McMaster University Library, is the editor of Stephen Leacock's \u003cem\u003eMy Recollections of Chicago and The Doctrine of Laissez-Faire\u003c\/em\u003e (1998), and the author of \u003cem\u003eA Bibliography of Stephen Leacock\u003c\/em\u003e (1998). \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 321\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 12, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47493649105117,"sku":"9781551111780","price":37.62,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/o7zQQLW-h39781551111780.webp?v=1771962042","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/sunshine-sketches-of-a-little-town-paperback-10","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}