The Pickwick Papers

byCharles Dickens, Mark Wormald (Introducer), Mark Wormald (Edited by), Mark Wormald (Notes by)

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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.

Edited with an introduction and notes by Mark Wormald. Includes illustrations, maps, a chronology of Dickens' life, explanatory footnotes, suggestions for further readings of literary criticisms and references, as well as a discussion of variant prefaces and original addresses to the reader.

About Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens was born in Hampshire on February 7, 1812. His father was a clerk in the navy pay office, who was well paid but often ended up in financial troubles. When Dickens was twelve years old he was send to work in a shoe polish factory because his family had been taken to the debtors' prison. His career as a writer of fiction started in 1833 when his short stories and essays began to appear in periodicals. The Pickwick Papers, his first commercial success, was published in 1836. The serialisation of Oliver Twist began in 1837. Many other novels followed and The Old Curiosity Shop brought Dickens international fame and he became a celebrity in America as well as Britain. Charles Dickens died on 9 June 1870. He is buried in Westminster Abbey.
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  • Imprint: Penguin
  • ISBN: 9780141442525
  • Length: 848 pages
  • Price: £1.99
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