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The Pickwick Papers
Charles Dickens
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Description for The Pickwick Papers
Hardback. A new edition of a classic tale in the EVERYMAN'S LIBRARY series which throws light on English life in the 1830s. Includes 43 works by Seymour and 'Phiz' (which accompanied the original edition), and a reprint of the 1907 preface by G K Chesterton. Num Pages: 944 pages, 43. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 140 x 46. Weight in Grams: 870.
When young Charles Dickens was commissioned to write the text for a series of sporting illustrations in 1836, no one could have suspected that this journeyman task was to turn in to one of the great comic novels in English literature. After the premature death of the original illustrator, Dickens took charge of the project, which was published in monthly parts. The result is a brilliant panorama of English life in the 1830s, a cornucopia of stories and vignettes featuring dozens of vividly drawn characters. Chief among them are Mr Pickwick himself, a later day Don Quixote travelling about the ... Read more
When young Charles Dickens was commissioned to write the text for a series of sporting illustrations in 1836, no one could have suspected that this journeyman task was to turn in to one of the great comic novels in English literature. After the premature death of the original illustrator, Dickens took charge of the project, which was published in monthly parts. The result is a brilliant panorama of English life in the 1830s, a cornucopia of stories and vignettes featuring dozens of vividly drawn characters. Chief among them are Mr Pickwick himself, a later day Don Quixote travelling about the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Everyman
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
Number of Pages
944
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781857152111
SKU
V9781857152111
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-88
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 ... Read more
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