Once there was a very fine clock named Ticky, who lived with Professor Horace John Morris and kept perfect time. Each night, at fourteen minutes past ten, his time was used to set the rest of the clocks in the house. When the professor's friends suggest that Ticky be made a professor, too, he explains what really happens during the quiet hours of the day when the professor is out, when all the rooms have been cleaned and dusted, and the clocks talk to one another and tell the stories of their lives. No artist is better suited to capture Ticky's quiet stateliness and grace than Edward Gorey, who brings this tale masterfully to life through his characteristic pen and ink drawings. Full of wit, wisdom, and affairs of the heart, The Very Fine Clock is a very fine picture book.
| ISBN: | 9798893380262 |
| Publication date: | 18th December 2025 |
| Author: | Muriel Spark |
| Illustrator: | Edward Gorey |
| Publisher: | Transit ChildrenÆs Editions an imprint of Transit Books |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 34 pages |
| Genres: |
Children’s picture books |
Once there was a very fine clock named Ticky, who lived with Professor Horace John Morris and kept perfect time. Each night, at fourteen minutes past ten, his time was used to set the rest of the clocks in the house. When the professor's friends suggest that Ticky be made a professor, too, he explains what really happens during the quiet hours of the day when the professor is out, when all the rooms have been cleaned and dusted, and the clocks talk to one another and tell the stories of their lives. No artist is better suited to capture Ticky's quiet stateliness and grace than Edward Gorey, who brings this tale masterfully to life through his characteristic pen and ink drawings. Full of wit, wisdom, and affairs of the heart, The Very Fine Clock is a very fine picture book.
The Very Fine Clock features in the following genres: Children’s picture books
The Very Fine Clock is available in Hardback
The Very Fine Clock was written by Muriel Spark and published by Transit ChildrenÆs Editions an imprint of Transit Books
The Very Fine Clock has 34 pages
£16.19