Dickens

Master Humphrey's Clock Dickens

Charles Dickens was one of the greatest authors in history. Dickens's books, which feature some of the most famous fictional characters, were very successful during his lifetime and they remain just as popular and celebrated today. Most students can't get through high school without reading a couple of Dickens's classic stories and there are many college courses dedicated to his literature. Master Humphrey's Clock is a short novel that centers around a lonely old man living in London who keeps his manuscripts in an antique clock. One day Master Humphrey decides to start a club where members would read aloud their manuscripts to each other.