Zusammenfassung
Zusammenfassung von Master Humphreys Uhr
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You will enjoy this if you like cozy fireside company, stories told within stories, Victorian London by lamplight, and the cheerful voices of Mr. Pickwick and the Wellers.
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Imagine a crooked little man in an old London house, a carved clock ticking in the corner, and a fire that crackles at midnight. Once a week, four friends gather there, read stories aloud, and tuck the pages back into the clock case.
That is the scene at the heart of Master Humphrey's Clock, which Charles Dickens published in weekly parts in 1840 and 1841. The clock gives up its papers one by one. You get ghostly tales, a dark prison confession, comic scenes with Mr. Pickwick and the Wellers, and a night portrait of London.
In dieser Zusammenfassung
- 1A lonely man makes his clock a friendFree
- 2Four friends and six chairs make a society
- 3Giants come alive at night in Guildhall
- 4A confession shows how envy grows into crime
- 5Mr. Pickwick arrives and asks for a chair
- 6A brave young man stands watch at the gibbet
- 7Mr. Weller's Watch starts a kitchen club
- 8The heart of London beats under the frame
Punkt 1 von 8
A lonely man makes his clock a friend
Master Humphrey opens the book by telling readers they must never learn where he lives. He is a solitary old man in a shady suburb of London, in a house full of echoes and low, crooked beams. He wants to be known by his habits and his feelings and not by his address.
The street once feared him. People called him a spy, a conjurer, even a monster. Mothers snatched up their babies when he walked by. He answered with patience and kindness, and slowly the scowls turned into nods and curtsies.
He tells you plainly that he is a crippled, crooked man. As a child, he names an angel in his mother's picture for each playmate. When he cannot choose one for himself, he sees the old sorrow in her gentle face and understands at last. He tells this without bitterness, and it explains why he loves lifeless things as if they were friends.
Chief among them is his clock, a tall oak case, richly carved, which stood on the stairs of his boyhood home. Its face, reddened by the fire, seems to look at him kindly.
A lonely heart can build a home from small, faithful things.
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Questions about Master Humphreys Uhr
What is Master Humphrey's Clock about?
It is a frame story about a kind old man in London whose clock case holds manuscripts. He and his friends read tales aloud each week, and the book mixes stories, comic scenes and reflections.
Who is Master Humphrey?
He is the old, crippled gentleman who tells the story and hosts the weekly club. He loves his clock, keeps his address secret, and finds company among friends and imagined shadows.
Do Mr. Pickwick and Sam Weller appear in this book?
Yes. Mr. Pickwick applies to join the society and shares a tale. Sam Weller and his father, Tony, bring much of the comedy, along with a kitchen club named Mr. Weller's Watch.
What is in the Giant Chronicles?
It is a tale of Joe Toddyhigh, who is locked in Guildhall and watches the stone giants Gog and Magog come to life. They tell tales of old London, beginning with Hugh Graham and Alice the bowyer's daughter.
Is Master Humphrey's Clock a single story or many?
It is a framework containing many short pieces, such as tales, letters, sketches and comic scenes. You can read each piece alone, while the club and the clock tie them together.
Cite this edition
Dickens, Charles. Master Humphrey's Clock. Library of Alexandria, 2026, libraryofalexandria.com/products/master-humphreys-clock.
Dickens, C. (2026). Master Humphrey's clock. Library of Alexandria. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/master-humphreys-clock (Original work published 1840)
Dickens, Charles. Master Humphrey's Clock. Library of Alexandria, 2026. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/master-humphreys-clock.
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author = {Dickens, Charles},
title = {Master Humphrey's Clock},
publisher = {Library of Alexandria},
year = {2026},
url = {https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/master-humphreys-clock},
note = {First published 1840}
}
