Haliburton

Thomas Chandler Haliburton was perhaps the only Canadian writer whose name was a household word in nineteenth-century Canada. The ten papers in this volume reappraise the historical, geographical, political and literary contexts within which Haliburton lived and worked. His letters, his historical books, the Club papers and Sam Slick sketches are all included in these valuable and lively criticisms. Published in English.

Robert Grant Haliburton in the book "A Sketch of the Life and Times of Judge Haliburton" explains the life of the author of "The Clockmaker"; Judge Thomas Chandler Haliburton. This book shed light on the origin, life, and journey of Judge Haliburton until his last day.