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L'Envoi. The Train to Mariposa

L'Envoi. The Train to Mariposa

Content Provider	Librivox
Author	Leacock, Stephen
Abstract	Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town is a sequence of stories by Stephen Leacock, first published in 1912. It is generally considered to be one of the most enduring classics of Canadian humorous literature. The fictional setting for these stories is Mariposa, a small town on the shore of Lake Wissanotti. Although drawn from his experiences in Orillia, Ontario, Leacock writes in the introduction: “Mariposa is not a real town. On the contrary, it is about seventy or eighty of them. You may find them all the way from Lake Superior to the sea, with the same square streets and the same maple trees and the same churches and hotels.” This work has remained popular for its universal appeal. Many of the characters, though modelled on townspeople of Orillia, are small town archetypes. Their shortcomings and weaknesses are presented in a humorous but affectionate way. Often, the narrator greatly exaggerates the importance of the events in Mariposa compared to the rest of the world. For example, when there is a country-wide election, “the town of Mariposa, was, of course, the storm centre and focus point of the whole turmoil.” (Summary from Wikipedia)
Related Links	http://www.archive.org/details/sunshine_sketches_librivox http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/3533
File Format	MP2 / MPA / MP3
Language	English
Part of Series	Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town
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Subject Keyword	humorous fiction
Alternative Title	Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town - L'Envoi. The Train to Mariposa
Content Type	Audio
Resource Type	Audiobook

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