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(Pickwick papers). The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club
by Charles Dickens
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Dickens’ first novel was originally written and published as a serial. It is a comedy relating the misadventures of the members of The Pickwick Club, whose main purpose is to discover and relate quaint and curious phenomena of social life and customs throughout England. This quest takes the members to all parts of the country, travelling by coach and sampling the comforts or otherwise of various coaching inns.
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The posthumous papers of the Pickwick Club
2003, Modern Library
in English
- Modern library pbk. ed.
0812967275 9780812967272
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(Pickwick papers). The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club
n.d. [1888], Walter Scott
Hard Cover: Green cloth with gilt flowers and letters to spine. No Jacket.
in English
0192545019 9780192545015
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1. The Pickwickians.
Page 1
Chapter 2. The first Day’s Journey, and the first Evening’s Adventures; with their Consequences.
Page 4
Chapter 3. A new Acquaintance — The Stroller’s Tale — A disagreeable Interruption, and an unpleasant Encounter.
Page 22
Chapter 4. A Field Day and Bivouac — More new Friends — An Invitation to the Country.
Page 29
Chapter 5. A short one — Showing, among other Matters, how Mr. Pickwick undertook to drive, and Mr. Winkle to ride, and how they both did it.
Page 37
Chapter 6. An old-fashioned Card-party — The Clergyman’s verses — The Story of the Convict’s Return.
Page 44
Chapter 7. How Mr. Winkle, instead of shooting at the Pigeon and killing the Crow, shot at the Crow and wounded the Pigeon; how the Dingley Dell Cricket Club played All–Muggleton, and how All– Muggleton dined at the Dingley Dell Expense; with other interesting and instructive Matters.
Page 53
Chapter 8. Strongly illustrative of the Position, that the Course of True Love is not a Railway.
Page 62
Chapter 9. A Discovery and a Chase.
Page 71
Chapter 10. Clearing up all Doubts (if any existed) of the Disinterestedness of Mr. A. Jingle’s Character.
Page 77
Chapter 11. Involving another Journey, and an Antiquarian Discovery; Recording Mr. Pickwick’s Determination to be present at an Election; and containing a Manuscript of the old Clergyman’s.
Page 86
Chapter 12. Descriptive of a very important Proceeding on the Part of Mr. Pickwick; no less an Epoch in his Life, than in this History.
Page 98
Chapter 13. Some Account of Eatanswill; of the State of Parties therein; and of the Election of a Member to serve in Parliament for that ancient, loyal, and patriotic Borough.
Page 102
Chapter 14. Comprising a brief Description of the Company at the Peacock assembled; and a Tale told by a Bagman.
Page 114
Chapter 15. In which is given a faithful Portraiture of two distinguished Persons; and an accurate Description of a public Breakfast in their House and Grounds: which public Breakfast leads to the Recognition of an old Acquaintance, and the Commencement of another Chapter.
Page 125
Chapter 16. Too full of Adventure to be briefly described.
Page 134
Chapter 17. Showing that an Attack of Rheumatism, in some Cases, acts as a Quickener to inventive Genius.
Page 147
Chapter 18. Briefly illustrative of two Points; first, the Power of Hysterics, and, secondly, the Force of Circumstances.
Page 152
Chapter 19. A pleasant Day with an unpleasant Termination.
Page 159
Chapter 20. Showing how Dodson and Fogg were Men of Business, and their Clerks Men of pleasure; and how an affecting Interview took place between Mr. Weller and his long-lost Parent; showing also what Choice Spirits assembled at the Magpie and Stump, and what a Capital Chapter the next one will be.
Page 168
Chapter 21. In which the old Man launches forth into his favourite Theme, and relates a Story about a queer Client.
Page 179
Chapter 22. Mr. Pickwick journeys to Ipswich and meets with a romantic Adventure with a middle-aged Lady in yellow Curl-papers.
Page 190
Chapter 23. In which Mr. Samuel Weller begins to devote his Energies to the Return Match between himself and Mr. Trotter.
Page 201
Chapter 24. Wherein Mr. Peter Magnus grows jealous, and the middle-aged Lady apprehensive, which brings the Pickwickians within the Grasp of the Law.
Page 206
Chapter 25. Showing, among a Variety of pleasant Matters, how majestic and impartial Mr. Nupkins was; and how Mr. Weller returned Mr. Job Trotter’s Shuttlecock as heavily as it came — With another Matter, which will be found in its Place.
Page 216
Chapter 26. Which contains a brief Account of the Progress of the Action of Bardell against Pickwick.
Page 229
Chapter 27. Samuel Weller makes a Pilgrimage to Dorking, and beholds his Mother-in-law.
Page 233
Chapter 28. A good-humoured Christmas Chapter, containing an Account of a Wedding, and some other Sports beside: which although in their Way even as good Customs as Marriage itself, are not quite so religiously kept up, in these degenerate Times.
Page 239
Chapter 29. The Story of the Goblins who stole a Sexton.
Page 253
Chapter 30. How the Pickwickians made and cultivated the Acquaintance of a Couple of nice young Men belonging to one of the liberal Professions; how they disported themselves on the Ice; and how their Visit came to a Conclusion.
Page 260
Chapter 31. Which is all about the Law, and sundry Great Authorities learned therein.
Page 267
Chapter 32. Describes, far more fully than the Court Newsman ever did, a Bachelor’s Party, given by Mr. Bob Sawyer at his Lodgings in the Borough.
Page 278
Chapter 33. Mr. Weller the elder delivers some Critical Sentiments respecting Literary Composition; and, assisted by his Son Samuel, pays a small Instalment of Retaliation to the Account of the Reverend Gentleman with the Red Nose.
Page 287
Chapter 34. Is wholly devoted to a full and faithful Report of the memorable Trial of Bardell against Pickwick.
Page 297
Chapter 35. In which Mr. Pickwick thinks he had better go to Bath; and goes accordingly.
Page 313
Chapter 36. The chief Features of which will be found to be an authentic Version of the Legend of Prince Bladud, and a most extraordinary Calamity that befell Mr. Winkle.
Page 324
Chapter 37. Honourably accounts for Mr. Weller’s Absence, by describing a Soiree to which he was invited and went; also relates how he was intrusted by Mr. Pickwick with a Private Mission of Delicacy and Importance.
Page 331
Chapter 38. How Mr. Winkle, when he stepped out of the Frying-pan, walked gently and comfortably into the Fire.
Page 340
Chapter 39. Mr. Samuel Weller, being intrusted with a Mission of Love, proceeds to execute it; with what Success will hereinafter appear.
Page 349
Chapter 40. Introduces Mr. Pickwick to a new and not uninteresting Scene in the great Drama of Life.
Page 359
Chapter 41. What befell Mr. Pickwick when he got into the Fleet; what Prisoners he saw there; and how he passed the Night.
Page 367
Chapter 42. Illustrative, like the preceding one, of the old Proverb, that Adversity brings a Man acquainted with strange Bedfellows — Likewise containing Mr. Pickwick’s extraordinary and startling Announcement to Mr. Samuel Weller.
Page 375
Chapter 43. Showing how Mr. Samuel Weller got into Difficulties.
Page 385
Chapter 44. Treats of divers little Matters which occurred in the Fleet, and of Mr. Winkle’s mysterious Behaviour; and shows how the poor Chancery Prisoner obtained his Release at last.
Page 394
Chapter 45. Descriptive of an affecting Interview between Mr. Samuel Weller and a Family Party. Mr. Pickwick makes a Tour of the diminutive World he inhabits, and resolves to mix with it, in Future, as little as possible.
Page 403
Chapter 46. Records a touching Act of delicate Feeling not unmixed with Pleasantry, achieved and performed by Messrs. Dodson and Fogg.
Page 414
Chapter 47. Is chiefly devoted to Matters of Business, and the temporal Advantage of Dodson and Fogg — Mr. Winkle reappears under extraordinary Circumstances — Mr. Pickwick’s Benevolence proves stronger than his Obstinacy.
Page 420
Chapter 48. Relates how Mr. Pickwick, with the Assistance of Samuel Weller, essayed to soften the Heart of Mr. Benjamin Allen, and to mollify the Wrath of Mr. Robert Sawyer.
Page 428
Chapter 49. Containing the Story of the Bagman’s Uncle.
Page 436
Chapter 50. How Mr. Pickwick sped upon his Mission, and how he was reinforced in the Outset by a most unexpected Auxiliary.
Page 447
Chapter 51. In which Mr. Pickwick encounters an old Acquaintance — To which fortunate Circumstance the Reader is mainly indebted for Matter of thrilling Interest herein set down, concerning two great Public Men of Might and Power.
Page 457
Chapter 52. Involving a serious Change in the Weller Family, and the untimely Downfall of Mr. Stiggins.
Page 467
Chapter 53. Comprising the final Exit of Mr. Jingle and Job Trotter, with a great Morning of business in Gray’s Inn Square — Concluding with a Double Knock at Mr. Perker’s Door.
Page 475
Chapter 54. Containing some Particulars relative to the Double Knock, and other Matters: among which certain interesting Disclosures relative to Mr. Snodgrass and a Young Lady are by no Means irrelevant to this History.
Page 483
Chapter 55. Mr. Solomon Pell, assisted by a Select Committee of Coachmen, arranges the affairs of the elder Mr. Weller.
Page 493
Chapter 56. An important Conference takes place between Mr. Pickwick and Samuel Weller, at which his Parent assists — An old Gentleman in a snuff– coloured Suit arrives unexpectedly.
Page 501
Chapter 57. In which the Pickwick Club is finally dissolved, and everything concluded to the Satisfaction of Everybody
Page 510
Edition Notes
Small print. No table of Contents. Frontispiece: black & white illustration by Robert Seymour (1798–1836).
Ed. has 1 light blue sheet inserted: "List of volumes : which can be had uniform with this."
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"THE first ray of light which illumines the gloom, and converts into a dazzling brilliancy that obscurity in which the earlier history of the public career of the immortal Pickwick would appear to be involved, is derived from the perusal of the following entry in the Transactions of the Pickwick Club, which the editor of these papers feels the highest pleasure in laying before his readers, as a proof of the careful attention, indefatigable assiduity, and nice discrimination, with which his search among the multifarious documents confided to him has been conducted."
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