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Author Haliburton, Thomas Chandler, 1796-1865.

Title Clockmaker : Or the Sayings and Doings of Samuel Slick / Thomas Chandler Haliburton.

Publication Info. [Place of publication not identified] : The History Press, [2011]
©2011

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Summary Sam Slick first appeared in a series of sketches in the NovaScotian during 1835 and 1836 and proved so popular that they were published in book form with additional stories in 1838. He is credited with coining such phrases as "the early bird gets the worm," "to get blood out of a stone," "to drink like a fish," and "it’s raining cats and dogs," among others. His "sayings and doings" resonated with the times, addressing as they did such issues as race, the abolition of slavery, and colonialism. Sam Slick of Slickville is a clock-peddler who accompanies a visiting English gentleman on an unforgettable tour of early 19th-century Nova Scotia. His shrewd observations and witty commentaries make up the 33 sketches of The Clockmaker.
System Details System requirements: Adobe Digital editions.
Note Print version record.
Subject FICTION / Literary.
Humorous stories, Canadian.
Travelers -- Fiction.
Clock and watch makers -- Fiction.
Slick, Sam (Fictitious character) -- Fiction.
Nova Scotia -- Social life and customs -- Fiction.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Adventure fiction.
Added Title Clockmaker
Sayings and doings of Samuel Slick of Slickville
Other Form: Print version: Haliburton, Thomas Chandler, 1796-1865. Clockmaker, or, The sayings and doings of Samuel Slick of Slickville. Toronto : McClelland & Stewart, 2007. 9780771096259 (DLC)2008353673
Standard No. 9780752471686
ISBN 9780752471686 (e-pub)
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