The Pickwick Papers
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Mr. Pickwick a convivial old gentleman resolves that he and three other "Pickwickians" — Mr. Nathaniel Winkle Mr. Augustus Snodgrass and Mr. Tracy Tupman — should travel beyond London to... Read more
Mr. Pickwick a convivial old gentleman resolves that he and three other "Pickwickians" — Mr. Nathaniel Winkle Mr. Augustus Snodgrass and Mr. Tracy Tupman — should travel beyond London to add to their experiences of the quaint and curious .. Read less
Description
Mr. Pickwick a convivial old gentleman resolves that he and three other "Pickwickians" — Mr. Nathaniel Winkle Mr. Augustus Snodgrass and Mr. Tracy Tupman — should travel beyond London to add to their experiences of the quaint and curious phenomena of life. The friends traverse the countryside of Georgian England where their comic misadventures include an encounter with highwaymen romantic entanglements and a challenge to a duel. Best of all they meet Sam Weller the Cockney valet whose comic philosophy forms the joyous soul of this picaresque romp.
Published serially in 1836–37 The Pickwick Papers was Dickens' first novel and its rousing success launched his lasting fame. This narrative of coach travel provides a vivid portrait of a world that was soon to vanish with the coming of the railroads. From the grim depiction of Fleet Prison to the exuberant account of the cricket match at Dingley Dell the tales of the immortal Pickwick Club offer memorable scenes of nineteenth-century England.
Published serially in 1836–37 The Pickwick Papers was Dickens' first novel and its rousing success launched his lasting fame. This narrative of coach travel provides a vivid portrait of a world that was soon to vanish with the coming of the railroads. From the grim depiction of Fleet Prison to the exuberant account of the cricket match at Dingley Dell the tales of the immortal Pickwick Club offer memorable scenes of nineteenth-century England.
Information
Subject: Language Arts
Brand: Dover Publications
Publisher Date: 09/13/2017
Author: Charles Dickens
Dimensions: 8.00 x 5.00
UPC: 9780486817743
Pages: 704
