Pickwick Papers (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Charles Dickens
- First Published: 1836
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Social realism
- Time of Work: 1827-1828
- Setting: England
- Principal Characters: Mr. Pickwick, Mr. Augustus Snodgrass, Mr. Tracy Tupman, Mr. Nathaniel Winkle, Mr. Wardle, Rachael Wardle, Emily Wardle, Mrs. Bardell, Mr. Perker, Sam Weller, Arabella Allen, Mr. Alfred Jingle
- Genres: Long fiction, Social realism
- Subjects: Traveling or travelers, Tricks, Love or romance, Nineteenth century, Middle classes, Marriage, England or English people, Lower classes, Wit or humor, Clubs, social
- Locales: London, England
The Story:
Samuel Pickwick, Esquire, was the founder and perpetual president of the justly famous Pickwick Club. To extend his own researches into the quaint and curious phenomena of life, he suggested that he and three other Pickwickians should make journeys to places remote from London and report on their findings to the stay-at-home members of the club. The first destination decided upon was Rochester. As Mr. Pickwick, Mr. Tupman, Mr. Winkle, and Mr. Snodgrass went to their coach, they were waylaid by a rough gang of cab drivers. Fortunately, the men were rescued by a...
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