Master Humphrey's Clock and A Child's History of England (Oxford Illustrated Dickens) [Hardcover]

Charles Dickens (Author), Derek Hudson (Introduction)

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Publication Date: October 22, 1987 | Series: Oxford Illustrated Dickens

This volume combines two titles of great biographical interest. The weekly miscellany, "Master Humphrey's Clock, " besides providing the original setting for "The Old Curiosity Shop" and "Barnaby Rudge, " was the scene of Dickens's revival of Mr. Pickwick and the Wellers. "A Child's History of England" is not representative of Victorian schoolroom history: filled with distrust for the 'good old days, ' writes Derek Hudson in the Introduction, it gives 'an unsparing picture of prolongued wickedness in high places, exposed with lurid detail and much rough sarcasm.'

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Charles Dickens (1812-70) is one of England's greatest novelists. Born into a poor family (his father was once imprisoned for debt), Dickens became both rich and famous in his lifetime.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 544 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (October 22, 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0192545205
• ISBN-13: 978-0192545206
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.2 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,315,785 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great history and great read, March 22, 2010

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This review is from: Master Humphrey's Clock and A Child's History of England (Oxford Illustrated Dickens) (Hardcover)

Once again Charles Dickens pulls off another great story. I actually haven't read the first part of the book: "Master Humphreys Clock" but loved "A Child's History of England". Rather like Howard Zinn's "Peoples History of the United States", Dickens is brutally honest (if that word could be used when there didn't seem to be any references) about the Kings and Queens of England. A great way to learn history with some memorable tales told along the way.