{"product_id":"9781554883400","title":"The Old Brewery Bay: A Leacockian Tale","description":"\u003cp\u003eHere we have the personal account of the misadventures that preceded the opening to the public of the Leacock home in 1958. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForty years ago, in October 1954, a committee was formed, chaired by Pete McGarvey, to acquire and preserve Stephen Leacock’s summer home, known as The Old Brewery Bay. Four years later a golden key opened the front door of the home, allowing Leacock fans to pay homage to the humorist in a setting he had prized above every other. As the years have passed, appreciation of Leacock’s genius has grown and today the Leacock Museum is open year-round to visitors from all parts of the globe.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Old Brewery Bay\u003c\/i\u003e is a Leacockian yarn full of ironies, the greatest one being that the salvation of Leacock’s home was accomplished not by a national campaign involving governments, philanthropists, McGill alumni, and foundations (all of whom were approached in a spirit of urgency and all of whom backed away), but by a gang of naive and stubborn Orillians, using old-fashioned political moxie. Leacock would have loved that - his Mariposans showing the big sophisticated world how to get things done.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dundurn Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47137452753136,"sku":"9781554883400","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781554883400_p0.jpg?v=1763755414","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781554883400","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}