Published Feb. 11, 1837 by Carey, Lea & Blanchard..
The posthumous papers of the Pickwick Club
containing a faithful record of the perambulations, perils, adventures and sporting transactions of the corresponding members
Charles Dickens: The posthumous papers of the Pickwick Club (1837, Carey, Lea & Blanchard.)
- OCLC Number:
- 191240439
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Dickens’ first novel was originally written and published as a serial. It is a comedy relating the misadventures of the members of The Pickwick Club, whose main purpose is to discover and relate quaint and curious phenomena of social life and customs throughout England. This quest takes the members to all parts of the country, travelling by coach and sampling the comforts or otherwise of various coaching inns.
Subjects
- England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction