Household Edition Master Humprey's Clock | Dickens Gallery

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Household Edition

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The Household Edition of 'Master Humphrey's Clock and other Stories' was published in 1879 and contains 8 illustrations by Fred Barnard,

Title Page and Vignette

At such times, or when the shouts of straggling brawlers met her ear, the Bowyer’s daughter would look timidly back at Hugh, beseeching him to draw nearer

As he sat upon a low sat bside my wife, I would peer at him for hours together from behind a tree

"Vith these vords he rushes into the shop, breaks the dummy’s nose vith a blow of his curlin’-irons, melts him down at the parlour fire, and never smiles afterwards"

At last they made a halt at the opening of a lonely, desolate space, and, pointing to a black object at some distance, asked Will if he saw that, yonder

"With a look of scorn, she put into my hand a bit of paper, and took another partner. ON the paper was pencilled, 'Heaven! Can I write the word? Is my husband a cow?'"

"What Is the Matter?" asked Brother Hawkyard. "Ay! What is the matter?" asked Brother Gimblet

George Silverman Writes his Explanation

"You Shall See Me Once Again in the Body, When You Are Tried for Your Life. You Shall See Me Once Again in the Spirit, When the Cord Is Round Your Neck, and the Crowd Are Crying Against You!"

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