Martin Chuzzlewit (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Charles Dickens
- First Published: 1843
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Social realism
- Time of Work: Nineteenth century
- Setting: England and America
- Principal Characters: Old Martin Chuzzlewit, Martin Chuzzlewit, Mary Graham, Anthony Chuzzlewit, Jonas Chuzzlewit, Mr. Pecksniff, Charity, Mercy, Tom Pinch, Ruth Pinch, Mark Tapley, Mrs. Sarah Gamp
- 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
The Story:
Selfishness was a strong family trait in the two aged brothers, Martin and Anthony Chuzzlewit. From his cradle, Anthony’s son, Jonas, had been taught to think only of money and gain; in his eagerness to possess his father’s wealth, he often grew impatient for the old man to die. Old Martin Chuzzlewit suspected the world of having designs on his fortune; his distrust and lack of generosity turned his grandson, his namesake, into a model of selfishness and obstinacy. The old man’s heart was not as hard as it seemed, for he had taken into his house as his...
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