Lessons from Leacock

Three of Stephen Leacock's best-loved stories -- "My Remarkable Uncle," "Maddened by Mystery," and "The Marine Excursion of the Knights of Pythias" -- were recorded live by CBC Radio at the Shaw Festival's Bell Canada Reading Series for this unique, entertaining audiobook. In the early part of the twentieth century, Stephen Leacock was one of the best-known humorists in the English-speaking world. His most celebrated work, Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town, depicts everyday life in the fictional town of Mariposa. Its denizens, based on Leacock's own acquaintances in Orillia, Ontario, are as alive today as they were when he created them in 1912. Performed by members of the Shaw Festival ensemble, the stories in this recording feature deadpan humour and wry observations of ordinary people and showcase the gentle satire of Canada's greatest humorist.