Canadian political scientist and economist Stephen Leacock had an interesting side career as an immensely popular humor writer. In this engaging volume, he collects a series of charming sketches and vignettes centered on the fictional village of...
mehr
Canadian political scientist and economist Stephen Leacock had an interesting side career as an immensely popular humor writer. In this engaging volume, he collects a series of charming sketches and vignettes centered on the fictional village of Mariposa, which he describes as an amalgamation of dozens of small towns scattered throughout the Canadian countryside
Title; Contents; Preface; One - The Hostelry of Mr. Smith; Two - The Speculations of Jefferson Thorpe; Three - The Marine Excursions of the Knights of Pythias; Four - The Ministrations of the Rev. Mr. Drone; Five - The Whirlwind Campaign in Mariposa; Six - The Beacon on the Hill; Seven - The Extraordinary Entanglement of Mr. Pupkin; Eight - The Fore-Ordained Attachment of Zena Pepperleigh and Peter Pupkin; Nine - The Mariposa Bank Mystery; Ten - The Great Election in Missinaba County; Eleven - The Candidacy of Mr. Smith; Twelve - L'envoi. The Train to Mariposa