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Martin Chuzzlewit

By Charles Dickens
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Martin Chuzzlewit by Charles Dickens explores the fortunes of the Chuzzlewit family across England and America, focusing on themes of self-interest and moral redemption. As family members scheme to inherit a fortune, Martin, a young man with dreams of prosperity, navigates challenges that test his integrity and shape his character. The novel provides a satirical portrait of society's greed and human flaws.
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This book may appeal to you if you enjoy intricate plots filled with satire and humour, vividly drawn characters, and a critique of human selfishness. Charles Dickens weaves a tale of family discord, love, and redemption set against the backdrop of 19th-century England and America. It’s perfect for readers who appreciate social commentary wrapped around engaging storytelling.

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Martin Chuzzlewit

The greed of Patricia Ingham's family has led wealthy old Martin Chuzzlewit to become suspicious and misanthropic, leaving his grandson and namesake to make his own way in the world. And so young Martin sets out from the Wiltshire home of his supposed champion, the scheming architect Pecksniff, to seek his fortune in America.

Charles Dickens's powerful black comedy of of hypocrisy and greed, Martin Chuzzlewit is edited with an introduction and notes by Patricia Ingham in Penguin Classics.

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A tale of inheritance and destiny, this is the story Dickens considered his best.

The greed of his family has led wealthy old Martin Chuzzlewit to become suspicious and misanthropic, leaving his grandson and namesake to make his own way in the world. And so young Martin sets out from the Wiltshire home of his supposed champion, the scheming architect Pecksniff, to seek his fortune in America.

In depicting Martin's journey—an experience that teaches him to question his inherited self-interest and egotism—Dickens created many vividly realised figures: the brutish lout Jonas Chuzzlewit, plotting to gain the family fortune; Martin's optimistic manservant, Mark Tapley; gentle Tom Pinch; and the drunken and corrupt private nurse, Mrs Gamp.

With its portrayal of greed, blackmail and murder, and its searing satire on America, Martin Chuzzlewit is a powerful and blackly comic story of hypocrisy and redemption.

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Martin Chuzzlewit is often praised for its rich character development and biting social satire. Critics typically highlight Dickens' intricate portrayal of family dynamics and societal greed, while some suggest the book offers a vivid commentary on human nature. The novel's blend of humour and drama, set against a sprawling narrative, tends to leave a lasting impression on its readers.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780140436143

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 25 November 1999

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Classics

Contributors:

  • Introduction by Patricia Ingham
  • Notes by Patricia Ingham

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 37.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 586g

Pages: 864

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Charles Dickens Fiction General Fiction Literary Fiction Penguin Books Penguin Classics

About the Author

Charles Dickens (1812-70) was a political reporter and journalist whose popularity was established by the phenomenally successful PICKWICK PAPERS (1836-7). His novels captured and held the public imagination over a period of more than thirty years. Dickens is considered one of the greatest novelists in the English language. Patricia Ingham is Fellow of St Anne's College, Reader in English, and The Times Lecturer in English at the University of Oxford.

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