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The Attache: Or Sam Slick in England
Regarded by many as the equal of Charles Dickens, Haliburton's incisive social commentary is always expressed with sparkling wit. A dedicated parliamentarian and judge, the …
The Clockmaker: The Sayings and Doings of Samuel Slick
Sam Slick, a clock-peddler who accompanies a visiting English gentleman on an unforgettable tour of Nova Scotia, first appeared in the 'Novascotian' in 1835. His shrewd …
The Attache - Volume I
The Clockmaker or the Sayings and Doings of Samuel Slick, of Slickville
Traits of American Humour Volume 1
If I live a thousand years, I shall never forget the day I was chosen representative. Isaac Longlegs ran himself out of a year's growth to bring me the news; for I staid away from …
Nature and Human Nature
Traits of American Humour Volume 2
"Mother " exclaimed Josh Beanpole, "Mother, I say, I feel all over in a twitteration like. Huh huh Who'd have thought it?" "What ails ye, Josh?" asked the old woman, stopping her …
The Clockmaker
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 …
Traits of American Humour Volume 3
The Season Ticket (1860)
The Attache, Or, Sam Slick in England
The Clockmaker
The serial publication of The Clockmaker in 1835-6 launched Canadian judge Thomas Chandler Haliburton to literary fame. A broad satire with a garrulous, deceitful American …