The Pickwick Papers

Charles Dickens, Richard Russo

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English

Random House
03 November 2003

Literature, Poetry & Criticism; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Series: Modern Library Classics

The Modern Library Collection -

a beautifully presented series of classic literature.

Charles Dickens's satirical masterpiece, The Pickwick Papers, catapulted the young writer into literary fame when it was first serialized in 1836-37. It recounts the rollicking adventures of the members of the Pickwick Club as they travel about England getting into all sorts of mischief. Laugh-out-loud funny and endlessly entertaining, the book also reveals Dickens's burgeoning interest in the parliamentary system, lawyers, the Poor Laws, and the ills of debtors' prisons. As G. K. Chesterton noted, ""Before

Dickens

wrote a single real story, he had a kind of vision . . . a map full of fantastic towns, thundering coaches, clamorous market-places, uproarious inns, strange and swaggering figures. That vision was Pickwick.""

By: Charles Dickens
Introduction by: Richard Russo
Imprint: Random House
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 133mm, Spine: 46mm
Weight: 634g
ISBN: 9780812967272
ISBN 10: 0812967275
Series: Modern Library Classics
Pages: 800
Publication Date: 03 November 2003
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for The Pickwick Papers

No essay in fiction ever gave more incontestable assurance of genius. . . . Never, perhaps, was satire so large-hearted and so entertaining. --George Gissing -No essay in fiction ever gave more incontestable assurance of genius. . . . Never, perhaps, was satire so large-hearted and so entertaining.---George Gissing