The Clockmaker: The Sayings and Doings of Samuel Slick

The Clockmaker: The Sayings and Doings of Samuel Slick

Nonsuch Classics

Thomas Chandler Haliburton,

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Publication date: 31/05/2005

ISBN: 9781845880507

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Publication date: 21/10/2011

ISBN: 9780752471686

Pages: 640

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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 observations and witty commentaries addressed important contemporary issues, such as race, slavery and colonialism.

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Thomas Chandler Haliburton

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