Master Humphrey's Clock

by Charles Dickens

Overview

Master Humphrey's Clock was an ambitious weekly literary magazine published by Dickens himself. Lasting only from 1840 to 1841, it spun off some major works, including The Old Curiosity Shop and this collection of stories and sketches. The narrator is Master Humphrey , not "churlish" and not a "misanthrope", who describes his daily life and his encounters with vivid characters including Mr. Pickwick. The clock is his old companion, where he stores manuscripts.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781781665435
Publisher:	Andrews UK
Publication date:	06/18/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	616 KB

About the Author

After a childhood blighted by poverty, commercial success came early to Charles Dickens (1812–70). By the age of 24, he was an international sensation whose new novels were eagerly anticipated. Two centuries later, Dickens' popularity endures as readers revel in the warm humanity and humor of his tales of self-discovery.

Date of Birth:

February 7, 1812

Date of Death:

June 18, 1870

Place of Birth:

Portsmouth, England

Place of Death:

Gad's Hill, Kent, England

Education:

Home-schooling; attended Dame School at Chatham briefly and Wellington

Table of Contents

I
Master Humphrey, from His Clock-side in the Chimney-corner
The Clock-case
Introduction to the Giant Chronicles
First Night of the Giant Chronicles
Correspondence

II
Master Humphrey, from His Clock-side in the Chimney-corner
The Clock-case. A Confession found in a Prison in the Time of Charles the Second
Correspondence

III
Master Humphrey's Visitor
Mr. Pickwick's Tale
Further Particulars of Master Humphrey's Visitor

IV
The Clock

V
Mr. Weller's Watch

VI
Master Humphrey, from His Clock-side in the Chimney-corner
The Deaf Gentleman from his own Apartment