Books with title Martin Chuzzlewit

We add to our acclaimed, unabridged Dickens collection with Martin Chuzzlewit Dickenspersonal favourite from among his own novels. Greed, suspicion and hypocrisy flourish as family and other hangers-on compete to be shown preference in the inheritance of the aging Martin Chuzzlewit. Dickens explores the theme of selfishness, but also its converse generosity, friendship and loyalty in this funny and richly-plotted novel. It features some of the most notorious Dickens villains, Seth Pecksniff and Jonas Chuzzlewit, as well as one of his most endearing characters, Tom Pinch. This captivating reading is by Sean Barrett, who was last heard in Bleak House.

Charles Dickens was one of the greatest authors in history. Dickens's books, which feature some of the most famous fictional characters, were very successful during his lifetime and they remain just as popular and celebrated today. Most students can't get through high school without reading a couple of Dickens's classic stories and there are many college courses dedicated to his literature. Martin Chuzzlewit, published in 1844, is a picaresque novel that Dickens considered to be one of his finest works. The book centers around the title character, who has been raised by his grandfather along with an orphaned girl named Mary. When Martin falls in love with Mary it ruins his grandfather's plans and leads to him disinheriting his grandson.

Martin Chuzzlewit is a novel by Charles Dickens, considered the last of his picaresque novels. It was originally serialised between 1842 and 1844. Dickens thought it to be his best work, but it was one of his least popular novels. Like nearly all of Dickens' novels, Martin Chuzzlewit was released to the public in monthly instalments. Early sales of the monthly parts were disappointing, compared to previous works, so Dickens changed the plot to send the title character to America. This allowed the author to portray the United States (which he had visited in 1842) satirically as a near wilderness with pockets of civilisation filled with deceptive and self-promoting hucksters.

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