Martin Chuzzlewit (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Charles Dickens
- First Published: 1843
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Social realism
- Time of Work: Early nineteenth century
- Setting: England and America
- Genres: Long fiction, Satire
- Subjects: Self-discovery, United States or Americans, Murder or homicide, Nineteenth century, Social issues, England or English people, Greed, London, Corruption, Money, Fraud, Architecture or architects
- Locales: United States, London, England, Salisbury, England
Characters Discussed
Martin Chuzzlewit (Senior), a rich, eccentric old man descended from a long family line noted for selfishness. He dislikes his fawning relatives and suspects that everyone about him is after his fortune. After quarreling with and disinheriting his grandson and namesake, whom he had intended to make his heir, he goes to live with Seth Pecksniff in order to test the motives of that self-styled architect and arch-hypocrite. Having tested young Martin Chuzzlewit by turning him loose to fend for himself in the world and having witnessed many proofs of...
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Charles Dickens (Cyclopedia of World Authors)Charles Dickens (Censorship)Charles Dickens (Dictionary of World Biography)Charles Dickens (Short Fiction)Charles Dickens (Long Fiction)Charles Dickens (Mystery and Detective Fiction)
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