social criticism · 1844
Martin Chuzzlewit
monthly serial; novel by Charles Dickens; published 1843–1844
- 1844
- social criticism
Summary
The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit is a novel by English author Charles Dickens, considered the last of his picaresque novels. It was originally serialised between January 1843 and July 1844. While he was writing it, Dickens told a friend that he thought it was his best work thus far, but it was one of his least popular novels, judged by sales of the monthly instalments. Characters in this novel gained fame, including Pecksniff and Mrs Gamp.
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