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The Pickwick Papers
Book • 1999
The Pickwick Papers, or The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, is Charles Dickens' first novel, published in 1837.
It follows the travels of Samuel Pickwick, a kind and wealthy gentleman, and his three companions: Mr. Tupman, Mr. Winkle, and Mr. Snodgrass.
Along with Pickwick’s servant Sam Weller, they get into numerous scrapes and misadventures.
The novel satirizes societal misunderstandings and highlights the absurdity of social class divisions.
A significant part of the story revolves around the trial of Bardell vs Pickwick and its aftermath, leading to Pickwick's incarceration and eventual triumph.
It follows the travels of Samuel Pickwick, a kind and wealthy gentleman, and his three companions: Mr. Tupman, Mr. Winkle, and Mr. Snodgrass.
Along with Pickwick’s servant Sam Weller, they get into numerous scrapes and misadventures.
The novel satirizes societal misunderstandings and highlights the absurdity of social class divisions.
A significant part of the story revolves around the trial of Bardell vs Pickwick and its aftermath, leading to Pickwick's incarceration and eventual triumph.
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Stephen West as an example of an author who attempted to portray a Christ-like figure in their novel.
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Dominic Sandbrook and Tom Holland while discussing the description of an election in "The Pickwick Papers."
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