| The Posthumous Papers Of The Pickwick Club Contributor(s): Dickens, Charles (Author) |
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ISBN: 1443705101 ISBN-13: 9781443705103 Publisher: Carruthers Press OUR PRICE: $33.24 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2008 Annotation: The Posthumous Papers Of The Pickwick Club - BY CHARLES DICKENS - PREFACE - IT was observed, in the Preface to the original Edition of the Post- Jumous Papers oi the Pickwick Club, that they were designcd for the introduction of diverting characters and incidents that no ingenuity of plot was attempted, or even at that time considered very feasible by the author in connexion with the desultory mode of publication adopted and that the machinery of the Club, proving cumbrous in the management, was gradually abandoned as the u70rl progressed. Although, on one of these points, experience and study afterwards taught me something, and I could perliaps wish now that these chapters were strung together on a stronger thread of general interest, still, what they are they wcre designed to be. I have Seen various accounts of the origin of these Pickwick Papers, wliich have, at all events, possessed-for me-the charm of perfect novelty. As I may infer, from the occasional.......... |
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| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - General - Literary Collections |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 1160 |
| Physical Information: 1.42" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.77 lbs) 640 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
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| Publisher Description: The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club was the first novel produced by the seminal English author Charles Dickens. Originally published as a serial, it is a series of semi-related adventures based around Samuel Pickwick, a benevolent and moneyed old gentleman who founded the Pickwick Club. This humorous and masterful novel will appeal to fans of Dickens work, and would make for a great addition to any collection. Charles John Huffam Dickens (1812 1870) was an English author widely considered to be the most important novelist of the Victorian era. Many classic books such as this are becoming increasingly rare and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author." |