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Sam Slick first appeared in a series of sketches in the Novascotian during 1835 and 1836 and proved so popular that they were published in book form with additional stories in 1838; indeed, he was so popular that a pirate edition appeared in 1837. He is credited with coining such phrases as 'the early bird gets the worm,' 'to get blood out of a stone,' 'to drink like a fish' and 'it's raining cats and dogs,' amongst others. His 'sayings and doings' resonated with the times, addressing as they did such issues as race, the abolition of slavery and colonialism, but presented in a witty and satirical way. Sam Slick of Slickville is a clock-peddler who accompanies a visiting English gentleman on an unforgettable tour of early nineteenth-century Nova Scotia. His shrewd observations and witty commentaries make up the thirty-three sketches of The Clockmaker.
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Thomas Chandler Haliburton (1796-1865) was born and grew up in Nova Scotia, where he practised law and was involved with local politics before becoming a judge. He was a prolific writer and freely expressed his views on slavery (for) and democracy (against). Towards the end of his life he moved to England, where he remodelled himself as an 'English gentleman' before his death.
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- Publication date2005
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