Martin Chuzzlewit (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
At a glance:
- Author: Charles Dickens
- First Published: 1843
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Social realism
- Time of Work: Nineteenth century
- 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
Places Discussed
*Wiltshire. District in southern England in which Mr. Pecksniff runs an architectural school out of his home in an unnamed village near Salisbury. From this base, Pecksniff plots to secure the money from his aging cousin old Martin Chuzzlewit, ultimately reducing him from house-guest to helpless dependent. When old Chuzzlewit’s repentant grandson, young Martin, poses a threat to Pecksniff’s power, Pecksniff smugly dismisses the young man from his home, secure in his power over the grandfather. Pecksniff also invites old Martin’s companion, Mary Graham,...
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