Essay Archive - Leacock's "Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town": Ironic Sketches of a Little Town
Leacock's "Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town": Ironic Sketches of a Little
Town
It takes a certain type of character to see the humour in everyday life.
It takes an even greater character to express the humour in ways that other
people can appreciate and subsequently find gaiety therein. Stephen Leacock
is such a character, and his compilation of short stories Sunshine Sketches
of a Little Town recognizes, and assists the reader to recognize, one's
need to laugh at their surroundings, their culture, and the people that
interact in ....
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