Which English author wrote and edited the weekly periodical ‘Master Humphrey’s Clock’?
Master Humphrey's Clock short stories and the novels were published in 1840 in three bound volumes under the title "Master Humphrey's Clock", which retains the full and correct ordering of texts as they originally appeared. The illustrations in these volumes were by George Cattermole and Hablot Browne, better known as "Phiz". Master Humphrey's Clock Master Humphrey's Clock was a weekly periodical edited and written entirely by Charles Dickens and published from 4 April 1840 to 4 December 1841. It began with a frame story in which Master Humphrey tells about himself and his small circle of friends (which includes Mr. Pickwick), and their
Master Humphrey's Clock longcase clock by the chimney-corner. One day, he decides that he would start a little club, called Master Humphrey's Clock, where the members would read out their manuscripts to the others. The members include Master Humphrey; a deaf gentleman, Jack Redburn; retired merchant Owen Miles; and Mr. Pickwick from "The Pickwick Papers". A mirror club in the kitchen, "Mr. Weller's Watch", run by Mr. Weller, has members including Humphrey's maid, the barber and Sam Weller. "Master Humphrey's Clock" appeared after "The Old Curiosity Shop", to introduce "Barnaby Rudge". After "Barnaby Rudge", Master Humphrey is left by himself by the chimney