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The Pickwick Papers
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The Pickwick Papers
Charles Dickens' first published work, "The Pickwick Papers" was an instant success that captured the public imagination with its colourful characters and farcical plot. Featuring the original illustrations, this title includes an introduction that discusses the genesis of "The Pickwick Papers" and the emergence of its central characters.
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The comic masterpiece that catapulted the 24-year-old Dickens to fame.
The Pickwick Papers began as a literary spoof centred around sketches of stock sporting fops by caricaturist Robert Seymour. Following the success of Sketches by Boz, Dickens was recruited to compose the words which would accompany the illustrations. Dickens quickly made the project his own and created some of his most popular characters—Samuel Pickwick, and his companions Winkle, Augustus Snodgrass, and Tracy Tupman.
At the height of its popularity, The Pickwick Papers sold 40,000 copies a month and catapulted the 24-year-old Dickens to fame.
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The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens is praised for its demonstration of genius in literature, delivering satire that is both large-hearted and highly entertaining. George Gissing highlighted the book's assurance of Dickens's remarkable talent.
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ISBN: 9780140436112
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 24 February 2000
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Contributors:
- Edited by Mark Wormald
- Introduction by Mark Wormald
- Notes by Mark Wormald
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 40.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 575g
Pages: 848
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. Mark Wormald is a Fellow and College Lecturer in English at Pembroke College, Cambridge.
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