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woolfardis's review
3.0
Master Humphrey's Clock was serialised within The Old Curiosity Shop and Barnaby Rudge, halved between the two novels. Here it is full and together, though it course because of how it was initially written, is slightly disjointed as a result. It concerns the titular character: a clock belonging to Master Humphrey, a cripple who befriends a deaf gentleman and forms a writing society, the clock being the place they lock their writings up at night.
It is exceptionally Dickens. Humorous with mighty characters, it gives you a joy via long-sentenced pages unrivalled in most contemporary writings. I know of few people who can speak so much in such lengths of time whilst holding my attention throughout. A treasure, and nice to read in one go.
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It is exceptionally Dickens. Humorous with mighty characters, it gives you a joy via long-sentenced pages unrivalled in most contemporary writings. I know of few people who can speak so much in such lengths of time whilst holding my attention throughout. A treasure, and nice to read in one go.
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