Stephen Leacock's Mariposa One Hundred Years of Sunshine, a Walking Tour of Orillia

Name: Stephen Leacock's Mariposa One Hundred Years of Sunshine, a Walking Tour of Orillia
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ISBN: 9781459707597

ISBN-10: 1459707591

ISBN-13: 9781459707597

Edition: 2012

Authors: Daphne Mainprize, James A. "Pete" McGarvey, Carl Spadoni

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In 1912 Stephen Leacock began the serialized publication of Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town. Within the pages of the stories he immortalized Orillia, Ontario, and its citizens. One hundred years later Orillia, "The Sunshine City," still answers to the name Mariposa. The impact and legacy of Leacock's work continues to inspire and define the Orillia of today.Visitors come to Orillia from far and wide, not only to see Leacock's summer home, now a National Historic Site, but also to seek a Leacockian experience, for it is here that Leacock called "home," including himself among the characters of Sunshine Sketches.This walking tour guide of Stephen Leacock's Mariposa invites you to explore…

Book details

List price: $9.99
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Dundurn Press
Publication date: 6/23/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 112
Size: 5.00" wide x 8.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.308
Language: English

Carl Spadoni is the former director of the William Ready Division of Archives and Research Collections at the McMaster University Library.



Foreword



Introduction - Orillia and Mariposa in Leacock'sSunshine Sketches of a Little Town



Acknowledgements



Mariposa-The Beginnings



Along the Shoreline-Historic Landmarks



The Sketches-Cast of Characters in Leacock'sMariposa



Mariposa Citizens Today



Stephen Leacock Museum



AWalking Tour of Leacock'sMariposa



Historic Map of Leacock'sMariposa


Sources


Websites of Interest


Index