Master Humphrey is a lonely Londoner of a certain age who likes to collect old manuscripts carefully kept in an old clock at the corner of the fireplace. One fine morning he decided to found a small circle named "The Clock of Master Humphrey," whose members would read all their manuscripts. In addition to Mr. Humphrey himself, there was Jack Redburn, a gentleman afflicted with deafness, Owen Miles, a retired merchant, and Mr. Pickwick, well known to the readers. In the kitchen is the club of servants, led by Sam Weller, the faithful servant of Mr. Pickwick, and who understands the good of Master Humphrey, the barber and, of course, Sam Weller in person. After The Old Curiosity Shop, Master Humphrey introduces Barnaby Rudge, then he is left to his thoughts by the corner of the fireplace. The deaf gentleman takes over; Later, he and his friends return to Humphrey's house where he finds him dead. He bequeathed money to the barber and maid, probably destined to unite by marriage. The deaf man and another friend take care of the house of the deceased and close the club
About the Author: Charles John Huffam Dickens, born in Landport (in), near Portsmouth, Hampshire, on 7 February 1812 and died at Gad's Hill Place (en) Higham (in) in Kent June 9, 1870 (58 years), is regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. From his earliest writings, he became immensely famous, its popularity continues to grow throughout his publications. The powerful experience of his childhood, which some see as the key to his genius, was shortly before the imprisonment of her father for debts to the Marshalsea, hiring to twelve years with Warren when he stuck labels on waxing pots for over a year. Although he returned almost three years at school, his education remained sketchy and its great culture is largely due to his personal efforts. He founded and published several weeklies, made five major novels, five smaller books (novellas English), hundreds of news and articles on literary subjects or company. His passion for theater led him to write and directed plays, acting and doing public readings of his works which, when touring often exhausting, soon became extremely popular in Britain and the United States United. Charles Dickens was a tireless advocate of children's rights, education for all, of women and many other causes, including that of prostitutes. He is appreciated for his humor, satire of manners and characters. His works have been published in almost all weekly and monthly serials, genre inaugurated by himself in 1836: This format is binding but it can respond quickly, even to change the action and characters along the way. The intrigues are neat and often enriched with contemporary events, even if history previously held.