A collection containing a parody on Problem Plays, as well as humorous anecdotes from Canadian humourist Stephen Leacock. (Summary by TriciaG)Cast for Section 1:Narrator/Stage Directions – Tricia GSir John – Algy PugLady Cecily – Liberty StumpValet – Bob GonzalezMr. Harding – John HoerrFrench Maid – Annabelle LiPostal Messenger & “A Man” – David LawrenceMrs. Harding – Bev J. Stevens Audio edited by Tricia G
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From the cave man to Santa Claus; spies, know-it-alls, and journalists: all are fair game for Leacock’s special brand of humor. He touches on the changes time has brought about in the city, education, and work habits. Among the other topics in this work are nature, fishing, gardening, success, and spirits–both of the departed and of the variety Prohibition prohibited. Each chapter of this book is a standalone story and if you love a good laugh, these stories are for you. In me, Leacock’s wit ...
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8 great spoofs of 'types' of fiction by the premier Canadian humorist Leacock, taken from his book Nonsense Novels. The title of each parody gives away it's genre. Soaked in Seaweed or, Upset in the Ocean; Maddened by Mystery: or, The Defective Detective; "Q." A Psychic Pstory of the Psupernatural; Guido the Gimlet of Ghent: A Romance of Chivalry; The Man in Asbestos: an Allegory of the Future; Sorrows of a Super Soul: or, The Memoirs of Marie Mushenough; A Hero in Homespun: or, The Life Str ...
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Chronicles of Canada -- Dawn of Canadian History: Aboriginal Canada by Stephen Leacock
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Most readers of Stephen Leacock's works are familiar with his witty and humorous writings, but few may be aware that he was also a gifted teacher, political ideologue, economist and fiction writer. Though he wrote six books on Canadian history, none of them attained the status of a standard text on the subject and were regarded more as opinion pieces without much academic foundation. Yet, the Chronicles of Canada series by Stephen Leacock remains an interesting and entertaining read. In this ...
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Known as the Canadian Mark Twain, Stephen Leacock was a humorist whose gentle parodies and spoofs still evoke a smile and a chuckle more than a hundred years after they were first published. Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town was published in 1912. Set in the fictional town of Mariposa in Canada, which is peopled by a delightful assortment of characters, the book has proved to be an enduring classic in the humor genre. Readers around the world continue to enjoy these little stories about the ...
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1 - Soaked in Seaweed: or, Upset in the Ocean
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01 – My Revelations as a Spy
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2 - Maddened by Mystery: or, The Defective Detective
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02 – Father Knickerbocker: A Fantasy
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01 – The Hostelry of Mr. Smith
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3 - "Q." A Psychic Pstory of the Psupernatural
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03 – The Prophet in Our Midst
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02 – The Speculations of Jefferson Thorpe
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03 – The Aborigines of Canada
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03 – The Marine Excursions of the Knights of Pythias
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4 - Guido the Gimlet of Ghent: A Romance of Chivalry
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04 – Personal Adventures in the Spirit World
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04 – The Legend of the Norsemen
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05 – The Bristol Voyages
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5 - The Man in Asbestos: an Allegory of the Future
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05 – Sorrows of a Summer Guest
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04 – The Ministrations of the Rev. Mr. Drone
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06 – Forerunners of Jacques Cartier
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06 – To Nature and Back Again
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05 – The Whirlwind Campaign in Mariposa
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6 - Sorrows of a Super Soul: or, The Memoirs of Marie Mushenough
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06 – The Beacon on the Hill
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07 – The Cave-Man as He is
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7 - A Hero in Homespun: or, The Life Struggle of Hezekiah Hayloft
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07 – The Extraordinary Entaglement of Mr. Pupkin
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8 - Caroline's Christmas: or, The Inexplicable Infant
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08 – The Fore-ordained Attachment of Zena Pepperleigh and Peter Pupkin
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09 – The Mariposa Bank Mystery
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10 – The Great Election in Missinaba County
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11 – The Candidacy of Mr. Smith
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12 – L’Envoi: The Train to Mariposa
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13 – The Old, Old Story of How Five Men Went Fishing
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16 – Simple Stories of Success, or How to Succeed in Life
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14 - Homer and Humbug, an Academic Discussion
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11 - Parisian Pastimes: Paris at Night
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10 - Parisian Pastimes: A Visit to Versailles
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