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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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while discussing the description of an election in "The Pickwick Papers."


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as one of Dickens's works.

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as a potential epigraph for Four Quartets, highlighting the theme of time.

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as a book he and his friend Lisa read in seventh grade.


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as an example of a writer who skillfully used alliteration.

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when discussing listening to people and understanding their characters.


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in relation to its serial publication.


David Goldthorpe

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in relation to the idiom "I'd eat my hat".

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as one of Dickens's earlier works.

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for handwriting analysis, revealing insights into his personality and life.

Dominic Gerrard

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Mentioned as his first novel, serialized monthly.

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