The Clockmaker: Series One, Two and Three

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McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP, 1995 - 867 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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Foreword
xi
Editors Introduction
xvii
Table of Contents 205
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Table of Contents
3
The Clockmaker Series Two
203
The Clockmaker Series Three
439
Explanatory Notes
657
Bibliographical Description of Copytexts
751
Published Versions of the Text
771
Emendations in Copytexts
821
Lineend Hyphenated Compounds in Copytexts
839
Historical Collation
847
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Thomas Chandler Haliburton was born on December 17, 1796, in Windsor, Nova Scotia. After graduating from Kings College in Windsor, Haliburton opened a law practice at Annapolis Royal. Twenty years later, in 1841, Haliburton was appointed a Judge of the Nova Scotia Supreme Court. In addition to his work as a lawyer, politician, and judge, Haliburton was an author, the first Canadian writer to gain international attention during the 19th century. He is best known for the book The Sayings and Doings of Sam Slick of Slickville, featuring the literary character Sam Slick, a Yankee clock peddler whose witty sayings are still quoted today. As a history writer, Haliburton wrote the books History of Nova Scotia and Rule and Misrule of the English in America. Haliburton died at his home, Gordon House, in 1865 and was buried in the Isleworth Churchyard.

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