The Pickwick Papers - Wordsworth Classics
" 'It wasn't the wine,' murmured Mr. Snodgrass, in a broken voice. 'It was the salmon.' (Somehow or other, it never is the wine, in these cases.)” The Pickwick Papers, 1837
Charles Dickens' first novel published in 1837, 'The Pickwick Papers' or 'The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club' tells the comic adventures of Samuel Pickwick a kind, wealthy, elderly gentleman who is the founder and perpetual president of The Pickwick Club. He and his fellow Pickwickians decide to travel England to experience places far from London and their coach journey and subsequent adventures become the basis for this novel. A fun read which became a best seller during Charles Dickens' lifetime.
A Wordsworth Classics with introduction, notes and illustrations
Paperback 1992
784 pages
Complete and Unabridged
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