Martin Chuzzlewit

Martin Chuzzlewit
Author: Charles Dickens
Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks
Total Pages: 769
Release: 2009-03-26
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0199554005

This edition of one of Dickens's earlier novels is based on the accurate Clarendon edition of the text and includes the prefaces to the 1850 and 1867 editions and Dickens's Number Plans.

The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit

The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit
Author: Charles Dickens
Publisher:
Total Pages: 732
Release: 1844
Genre: Avarice
ISBN:

Martin Chuzzlewit (1843-44) is the last of Dickens' picaresque novels, and to the author's mind, one of his best. After being disinherited by his grandfather--greedy and misanthropic in his old age--young Martin is forced to live by his wits. Along the way, he encounters a villainous architect, seeks his fortune in America and eventually grows to be a man of honor and character. Martin Chuzzlewit features some of Dickens richest creations and fiercest social commentary.

Martin Chuzzlewit

Martin Chuzzlewit
Author: Charles Dickens
Publisher: New York : Harper & brothers, [18--?]
Total Pages: 1252
Release: 1868
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

The story centers on wealthy old Martin Chuzzlewit. His many relatives believe that he is at death's door, so they swarm about him like bees angling to get a piece of his fortune. The main theme of the novel is selfishness, which is portrayed in a satirical fashion using all the members of the Chuzzlewit family....