Tumbledown Dick or All People and no Plot

It's about a boy living in the country,whose mother falls ill.His father is unable to look after him,so takes him to Manchester to stay with his uncle & aunt.They own a pet shop.Also staying at the shop is Uncle Oswald,He is a magician and leads the boy on all sorts of gentle adventures,meeting various extraordinary characters.It is a charming book which captures the feel of days gone by.