Clockmaker: Series One, Two and ThreeMcGill-Queen's Press - MQUP, 15 juni 1995 - 974 sidor In 1835 Thomas Chandler Haliburton introduced Samuel Slick of Slicksville, Connecticut, into the pages of the Novascotian in order to awaken his fellow citizens to the economic opportunities of their province. From this Halifax newspaper trotted out the Connecticut Yankee, manufacturer and seller of clocks, with his original dialect and unique comic vision, to become the chief character in three series of The Clockmaker published between 1836 and 1840. |
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... horse named after the Kentucky politician , signals , in fact , much about Slick's — and Haliburton's - Federalist and Whig sympathies . Through Slick's frequent citation , furthermore , of the opinions of his father , a veteran of the ...
... horse named after the Kentucky politician , signals , in fact , much about Slick's — and Haliburton's - Federalist and Whig sympathies . Through Slick's frequent citation , furthermore , of the opinions of his father , a veteran of the ...
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... Horse . " In this first sketch the Squire , who seemed to be an Englishman travelling in Nova Scotia , was overtaken by a stranger as he rode his horse near Colchester . After a brief conversation the Squire raced off , but the “ Yankee ...
... Horse . " In this first sketch the Squire , who seemed to be an Englishman travelling in Nova Scotia , was overtaken by a stranger as he rode his horse near Colchester . After a brief conversation the Squire raced off , but the “ Yankee ...
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... Horse , " for example , a sentence about the Squire's horse that appeared in the Novascotian , “ I shall sell him , so if any of your acquaintances will be content with a horse that can only trot 15 miles an hour , they shall have him ...
... Horse , " for example , a sentence about the Squire's horse that appeared in the Novascotian , “ I shall sell him , so if any of your acquaintances will be content with a horse that can only trot 15 miles an hour , they shall have him ...
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... the possibility of taking his horse to England to " stump Albert Gotha " ( CEECT , p . 453 ) and to " stump Albert , Queen's husband " ( CEECT , p . 453 ) . In " Definition Of A Gentleman " Slick explained that EDITOR'S INTRODUCTION xci.
... the possibility of taking his horse to England to " stump Albert Gotha " ( CEECT , p . 453 ) and to " stump Albert , Queen's husband " ( CEECT , p . 453 ) . In " Definition Of A Gentleman " Slick explained that EDITOR'S INTRODUCTION xci.
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... Horse , " Novascotian , 24 September 1835 , p . [ 275 ] . 160 The Clockmaker ; Or The Sayings And Doings Of Samuel Slick , Of Slickville ( Halifax : Printed And Published By Joseph Howe , 1836 ) , p . 20. All subse- quent references to ...
... Horse , " Novascotian , 24 September 1835 , p . [ 275 ] . 160 The Clockmaker ; Or The Sayings And Doings Of Samuel Slick , Of Slickville ( Halifax : Printed And Published By Joseph Howe , 1836 ) , p . 20. All subse- quent references to ...
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Map of Eastern Seaboard drawn by Ross Hough | ciii |
Map of the Maritimes drawn by Ross Hough | cv |
The Clockmaker Series One | 1 |
The Clockmaker Series Two | 203 |
Explanatory Notes | 657 |
Bibliographical Description of Copytexts | 751 |
Published Versions of the Text | 771 |
Emendations in Copytexts | 821 |
Lineend Hyphenated Compounds in Copytexts | 839 |
Lineend Hyphenated Compounds in CEECT Edition | 843 |
Historical Collation | 847 |
Appendix | 867 |
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