Martin Chuzzlewit | Martin Chuzzlewit

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

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...

Martin Chuzzlewit | Martin Chuzzlewit

At a glance:

Characters Discussed

Join eNotes