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Presents the complete text of "Clockmaker" by Haliburton, Thomas Chandler, 1796-1865.

Chapter XIV of the book "The Attache; or, Sam Slick in England," Volume 2, by Thomas Chandler Haliburton is presented. It explores the upcoming journey of Squire to Scotland. It states that Squire will travel for two reasons: to visit his old and valued friend and to visit the residence of his forefathers. Mr. Slick and Mr. Hopewell show different manners in accepting the news regarding Squire's travel. Slick and Hopewell give Squire their opinions regarding Scotland and its people Scots.

Chapter XIII of the book "The Attache; or, Sam Slick in England," Volume 2, by Thomas Chandler Haliburton is presented. It focuses on the issue of reminiscing the past. It infers that looking back on the errors committed in the past, rectifies the course of the future, but then, implies that it hurts to look back when there is nothing to see. It presents the story of Lot's wife to justify that looking back is not a good idea.

Chapter XII of the book "The Attache; or, Sam Slick in England," Volume 2, by Thomas Chandler Haliburton is presented. It explores the experiences of Sam Slick when he went to Tattersall in London, England. It narrates his experiences with the poor old grave-digger and with Elder Stephen Grab when he was jogging along the road of Clare, below Annapolis. He felt very sorry for what he did to the poor old grave-digger.

Chapter XI of the book "The Attache; or, Sam Slick in England," Volume 2, by Thomas Chandler Haliburton is presented. It explores the experiences of Sam Slick when he went to a party. It also discusses the sovereignty of the people. It evaluates the characteristics and attitudes of an English man. It highlights the enjoyment of Slick in meeting friends at the evening party.

Chapter X of the book "The Attache; or, Sam Slick in England," Volume 2, by Thomas Chandler Haliburton is presented. It explores the importance of aiming high in life by reflecting on the character's younger days. It features the difference between a lake and a pond, thus relating it to an ambition. The story depicts enthusiasm, encouragement, and hope.

Chapter IX of the book "The Attache; or, Sam Slick in England," Volume 2, by Thomas Chandler Haliburton is presented. It explores the characteristics of the Americans in view of their aspiration, behavior, and ideals. It provides a brief perspective of the actuations of English, Frenchman, and Mexican Spanish. The story features cultural and race differences.

Chapter VIII of the book "The Attache; or, Sam Slick in England," Volume 2, by Thomas Chandler Haliburton is presented. It relates the characteristics of bunkum to a political system. It associates bunkum to the speeches of the politicians which are intended to please their constituents which include slavery and reform speeches. It depicts disbelief and exaggeration in the description of bunkum.

Chapter VII of the book "The Attache; or, Sam Slick in England," Volume 2, by Thomas Chandler Haliburton is presented. It explores the main character's travel and living experience in England. It projects the comparison of the lives between cities and towns. It provides personal description of the places, as well as the character's connection with the people that reflects amazement and likewise, disappointment.

Chapter VI of the book "The Attache; or, Sam Slick in England," Volume 2, by Thomas Chandler Haliburton is presented. It explores the nature of colonization of Great Britain in the U.S. It highlights the quality and importance of Englishmen colonization practices wherein it reflects their behavior. The story portrays dignity, honor, and pride.

Chapter V of the book "The Attache; or, Sam Slick in England," Volume 2, by Thomas Chandler Haliburton is presented. It highlights the existence of slavery and how it depicts cruelty to humanity. It explores the role of the political bodies on the exploitation of slaves. Moreover, it emphasizes how people grave for power and fame from lies and deception.

Chapter IV of the book "The Attache; or, Sam Slick in England," Volume 2, by Thomas Chandler Haliburton is presented. It explores the personal view about capital colonies. It highlights the deprivation of right to colonies. It also emphasizes that implemented government measures overlook the appropriate rules to handle the colonies of the nation.

Chapter II of the book "The Attache; or, Sam Slick in England," Volume 2, by Thomas Chandler Haliburton is presented. It explores the importance of a political patron to a person's social status. It implies that if a person need someone to bring him up, he must know whose the right person to hold on.

Chapter I of the book "The Attache; or, Sam Slick in England," Volume 2, by Thomas Chandler Haliburton is presented. It highlights the conversation between Thomas Poker, also called Squire and Esquire Samuel Slick about their perception on the ruler and people in England. Slick emphasizes the absurd changes of English man's attitude. He stresses the ineffective existence of a Spy System in England and the people behind it.

CHAPTER XV of the book "The Attache; or, Sam Slick in England," Vloume 1, by Thomas Chandler Haliburton is presented. It explores England's lack of natural essence. It criticizes the country because it lacks individuality wherein people dress alike and rooms and things are the same. It infers the negative effects brought by the things which are acted repeatedly and with no variance.

CHAPTER XIV of the book "The Attache; or, Sam Slick in England," Volume 1, by Thomas Chandler Haliburton is presented. It explores the characteristics of a Socdolager and how it represents Abednego Layman, a minister. Slick states that Socdolager is the president of the lakes or the king of the fish whom the Indians worshipped. It also highlights the importance of the maxim "honesty is the best policy" that a diplomat should possess.

CHAPTER XIII of the book "The Attache; or, Sam Slick in England," Volume 1, by Thomas Chandler Haliburton is presented. It explores the impact of creating things in its very essential characteristics or natural sense wherein originality and freshness come along. It embraces the techniques on how to create a painting that appears to be natural. It infers that sketches of nature are worth seeing for and thus make the artists more popular than his subject.

CHAPTER XII of the book "The Attache; or, Sam Slick in England," Volume 1, by Thomas Chandler Haliburton is presented. It explores the role of religious education to the social condition in England. It provides a description of an English church showing simplicity and unusual characteristics which according to the author is very different from American church. It highlights the significance of patriotism and individual's duties to God.

CHAPTER XI of the book "The Attache; or, Sam Slick in England," Volume 1, by Thomas Chandler Haliburton is presented. It illustrates the English social system with a description of a cottage in London, England that describes the habits, tastes, and conditions of the poor. It discusses the comparison between the English and America's social conditions. Moreover, it explores the role of religious education in a poor family.

Chapter X of the book "The Attache; or, Sam Slick in England," Volume 1, by Thomas Chandler Haliburton is presented. It explores Slick and Reverend Hopewell's perception about Liverpool, the great commercial building city in England. It discusses the characters' observations as they walked over the city. It also shows Slick and Hopewell's unsympathetic manifestation of the "Nelson Monument" in England.

Chapter IX of the book "The Attache; or, Sam Slick in England," Volume 1, by Thomas Chandler Haliburton is presented. It explores the conversation between Slick and the British Minister regarding the political parties in England. It also discusses their argumentation whether to change an individual name or political party name.

Chapter VIII of the book "The Attache; or, Sam Slick in England," Volume 1, by Thomas Chandler Haliburton is presented. It explores Slick's disbeliefs of being transported from one continent to another in just a few days. Slick expresses his observation on the sight in England after a few days of travel.

Chapter VII of the book "The Attache; or, Sam Slick in England," Volume 1, by Thomas Chandler Haliburton is presented. It explores Sam Slick and Reverend Hopewell's travel at the sea on their destiny to England. It shows their attributes as humans which were compared and studied. The characters' notions about England is also offered.

Chapter V of the book "The Attache; or, Sam Slick in England," Volume 1, by Thomas Chandler Haliburton is presented. It offers the conversation between Reverend Hopewell and Squire regarding Hopwell's concern about Sam's manners. Hopewell asked Squire a favor to persuade Sam not to be too sensitive about the topics from the book written by Cooper entitled "Gleanings in Europe."

Chapter IV of the book "The Attache; or, Sam Slick in England," Volume 1, by Thomas Chandler Haliburton is presented. It presents the conversation between Squire and Slick while having a drink. It also cites the conversation between Squire and Reverend Hopewell, in which Hopewell talks about the two significations of a home, the restricted one and the enlarged one.

Chapter III of the book "The Attache; or, Sam Slick in England," Volume 1, by Thomas Chandler Haliburton is presented. It discusses the disagreement of Poker on Slick's exaggerated views about the rainy weather in England which allows a lot of outdoor exercises. It also offers the conversation of Reverend Hopewell and Slick when they are about to board on the ship.

Chapter II of the book "The Attache; or, Sam Slick in England," Volume 1, by Thomas Chandler Haliburton is presented. It describes the weather during their last days of visit in Brooklyn, as fine and perfectly clear. Slick compares the weather between America and England, in which he exclaimed that there was no place in the universe as rainy as in England. Slick also shares a story of his life during rainy days in England.

Chapter I of the book "The Attache; or, Sam Slick in England," Volume 1, by Thomas Chandler Haliburton is presented. It explores Thomas Poker's experience on his voyage to England on board the Packet Ship "Tyler". Thomas Poker, also known as Squire introduces himself and his companions including Reverend Hopewel, Samuel Slick, and Jube Japan, the black servant of the Attache.

A preface for the book "The Attache; or, Sam Slick in England," by Thomas Chandler Haliburton is presented.

Chapter III of the book "The Attache; or, Sam Slick in England," Volume 2, by Thomas Chandler Haliburton is presented. It explores another impression to view a race-courses. It highlights how Ascot race can describe the life in England. It imparts that the best way to judge a nation is by its private carriages that portray the wealth of England.

Chapter VI of the book "The Attache; or, Sam Slick in England," Volume 1, by Thomas Chandler Haliburton is presented. It explores the story about why the Nova Scotians were called "Blue-noses." It mentions that Slick told his fellow passenger a story about who a "Blue-nose" is. Significantly, the story is based upon Slick's own experience with a potato grower.

Presents the short story "Mother Hunt's Chickens," by Thomas Chandler Haliburton.

Presents the short story "The Deacon's Bargain," by Thomas Chandler Haliburton.

Presents the short story "The Doctor," by Thomas Chandler Haliburton.

Presents the short story "Sheepskins and Politics," by Thomas Chandler Haliburton.