Master Humphrey's clock, and, A child's history of England

Title:

Author:

Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870.

ISBN:

9780192545206

Publication Information:

London, England : Oxford University Press, 1958.

Physical Description:

531 p. : illustrations.

Reading Level:

1420 L Lexile

Geographic Term:

England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction.

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Summary

Master Humphrey, a kindly old gentleman, gathers with his friends to read stories, and Dickens offers his sardonic comments on British history.

Author Notes

Charles Dickens, perhaps the best British novelist of the Victorian era, was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England on February 7, 1812. His happy early childhood was interrupted when his father was sent to debtors' prison, and young Dickens had to go to work in a factory at age twelve. Later, he took jobs as an office boy and journalist before publishing essays and stories in the 1830s.

His first novel, The Pickwick Papers, made him a famous and popular author at the age of twenty-five. Subsequent works were published serially in periodicals and cemented his reputation as a master of colorful characterization, and as a harsh critic of social evils and corrupt institutions. His many books include Oliver Twist, David Copperfield, Bleak House, Great Expectations, Little Dorrit, A Christmas Carol, and A Tale of Two Cities.

Dickens married Catherine Hogarth in 1836, and the couple had nine children before separating in 1858 when he began a long affair with Ellen Ternan, a young actress. Despite the scandal, Dickens remained a public figure, appearing often to read his fiction. He died in 1870, leaving his final novel, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, unfinished.

(Bowker Author Biography)

The Oxford Illustrated Dickens	p. ii
Introduction	p. v
Master Humphrey'S Clock	p. 1
Characters	p. 4
Chapter I Master Humphrey, From His Clock-Side In The Chimney-Corner	p. 5
Chapter II Master Humphrey, From His Clock-Side In The Chimney-Corner	p. 33
Chapter III Master Humphrey'S Visitor	p. 51
Chapter IV The Clock	p. 81
Chapter V Mr. Weller's Watch	p. 90
Chapter VI Master Humphrey, 2from His Clock-Side in the Chimney-Corner	p. 99
A Child's History Of England	p. 119
Table Of The Reigns Beginning With King Alfred The Great	p. 121
Chapter I Ancient England and the Romans	p. 129
Chapter II Ancient England Under the Early Saxons	p. 139
Chapter III England Under the Good Saxon, Alfred	p. 144
Chapter IV England Under Athelstan and the Six Boy-Kings	p. 150
Chapter V England Under Canute the Dane	p. 161
Chapter VI England Under Harold Harefoot, Hardicanute, and Edward the Confessor	p. 163
Chapter VII England Under Harold the Second, and Conquered by the Normans	p. 171
Chapter VIII England Under William the First, the Norman Conqueror	p. 175
Chapter IX England Under William the Second, Called Rufus	p. 182
Chapter X England Under Henry the First, Called Fine-Scholar	p. 189
Chapter XI England Under Matilda and Stephen	p. 199
Chapter XII England Under Henry the Second	p. 203
Chapter XIII England Under Richard the First, Called the Lion-Heart	p. 222
Chapter XIV England Under King John, Called Lackland	p. 231
Chapter XV England Under Henry the Third, Called, of Winchester	p. 243
Chapter XVI England Under Edward the First, Called Longshanks	p. 255
Chapter XVII England Under Edward the Second	p. 271
Chapter XVIII England Under Edward the Third	p. 281
Chapter XIX England Under Richard the Second	p. 294
Chapter XX England Under Henry the Fourth, Called Bolingbroke	p. 305
Chapter XXI England Under Henry the Fifth	p. 311
Chapter XXII England Under Henry The Sixth	p. 321
Chapter XXIII England Under Edward The Fourth	p. 340
Chapter XXIV England Under Edward the Fifth	p. 348
Chapter XXV England Under Richard the Third	p. 353
Chapter XXVI England Under Henry the Seventh	p. 358
Chapter XXVII England Under Henry the Eighth, Called Bluff King Hal and Burly King Harry	p. 369
Chapter XXVIII England Under Henry the Eight	p. 381
Chapter XXIX England Under Edward the Sixth	p. 391
Chapter XXX England Under Mary	p. 399
Chapter XXXI England Under Elizabeth	p. 412
Chapter XXXII England Under James the First	p. 436
Chapter XXXIII England Under Charles the First	p. 452
Chapter XXXIV England Under Oliver Cromwell	p. 480
Chapter XXXV England Under Charles the Second, Called the Merry Monarch	p. 496
Chapter XXXVI England Under James the Second	p. 517
Chapter XXXVII p. 530

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