Master Humphrey's Clock

Master Humphrey is a lonely man who lives in London. He keeps old manuscripts in an antique 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...