The Clockmaker: Thomas Chandler Haliburton

Thomas Chandler Haliburton (1796 – 1865) was one of the first major Canadian authors. Haliburton was born in Windsor, Nova Scotia to an upper class family. He attended University of King's College in Windsor and became a lawyer, opening a practice in Annapolis Royal. Haliburton became noted local business man and a judge, but his great fame came from his writing. He wrote a diverse number of books on history, politics, and farm improvement. He rose to world wide fame with his "Clockmaker" serial that first appeared in the "Novascotian" and was later published in book form throughout the British Empire. The books recounted the humourous adventures of the character Sam Slick and became extremely popular. This new edition of one of the first novels published in North America is going to surprise the reader with the amazingly freshness it has preserved for over one and a half centuries.