Pickwick Papers (eBook)

After a childhood blighted by poverty, commercial success came early to Charles Dickens (1812–70). By the age of 24, he was an international sensation whose new novels were eagerly anticipated. Two centuries later, Dickens' popularity endures as readers revel in the warm humanity and humor of his tales of self-discovery.

Chapter I. The PickwickiansChapter II. The First Day's Journey, and the First Evening's Adventures; with Their ConsequencesChapter III. A New Acquaintance. The Stroller's Tale. A Disagreeable Interruption, and an Unpleasant EncounterChapter IV. A Field-Day and Bivouac. More New Friends. An Invitation to the CountryChapter V. A Short One. Showing, Among Others, How Mr Pickwick undertook to drive, and Mr Winkle to ride; and How They Both did itChapter VI. And Old-Fashioned Card Party. The Clergyman's Verses. The Story of the Convict's ReturnChapter VII. How Mr Winkle, Instead of Shooting at the Pigeon and Killing the Crow, shot at the Crow and wounded the Pigeon; How the Dingley Dell Cricket Club Played All-Muggleton, and how All-Muggleton Dined at the Dingley Dell Expense: With Other Interesting and Instructive MattersChapter VIII. Strongly Illustrative of the Position, that the Course of True Love Is Not a RailwayChapter IX. A Discovery and a ChaseChapter X. Clearing Up All Doubts (If Any Existed) of the Disinterestedness of Mr Jingle's CharacterChapter XI. Involving Another Journey, and an Antiquarian Discovery. Recording Mr Pickwick's Determination to be Present at an Election; and Containing a Manuscript of the Old Clergyman'sChapter XII. Descriptive of a Very Important Proceeding on the Part of Mr Pickwick; No Less and Epoch in His Life, Than in This HistoryChapter XIII. Some Account of Eatanswill; of the State of Parties Therein; and of the Election of a Member to Serve in Parliament for that Ancient, Loyal, and Patriotic BoroughChapter XIV. Comprising a Brief Description of the Company at the Peacock Assembled; and a Tale told by a BagmanChapter XV. In Which is Given a Faithful Portraiture of Two Distinguished Persons: And an Accurate Description of a Public Breakfast in Their House and Grounds; Which Public Breakfast Leads to the Recognition of an Old Acquaintance, and the Commencement of Another ChapterChapter XVI. Too Full of Adventure to be Briefly DescribedChapter XVII. Showing that an Attack of Rheumatism, in Some Cases, Acts as a Quickener to Inventive GeniusChapter XVIII. Briefly Illustrative of Two Points;--First, the Power of Hysterics, and, Secondly, the Force of CircumstancesChapter XIX. A Pleasant Day, with an Unpleasant TerminationChapter XX. Showing How Dodson and Flogg were Men of Business, and Their Clerks Men of Pleasure; and How an Affecting Interview took Place Between Mr Weller and his Long-lost Parent; Showing also what Choice Spirits Assembled at the Magpie and Stump, and what a Capital Chapter the Next One Will beChapter XXI. In Which the Old Man Launches Forth into his Favourite Theme, and Relates a Story about a Queer ClientChapter XXII. Mr. Pickwick Journeys to Ipswich, and Meets with a Romantic Adventure with a Middle-Aged Lady in Yellow Curl-PapersChapter XXIII. In Which Mr Samuel Weller Begins to Devote His Energies to the Return Match Between Himself and Mr TrotterChapter XXIV. Wherein Mr Peter Magnus Grows Jealous, and the Middle-Aged Lady Apprehensive, which bring the Pickwickians Within the Grasp of the LawChapter XXV. Showing, Among a Variety of Pleasant Matters, how Majestic and Impartial Mr Nupkins was; and how Mr Weller returned Mr Job Trotter's Shuttlecock as Heavily as it came. With Another Matter, which will be found in Its PlaceChapter XXVI. Which Contains a Brief Account of the Progress of the Action of Bardell Against PickwickChapter XXVII. Samual Weller Makes a Pilgrimage to Dorking, and Beholds His Mother-in-LawChapter XXVIII. A Good-Humoured Christmas Chapter, Containing an Account of a Wedding, and Some Other Sports Beside: Which, Although in Their Way, Even as Good Customs as Marriage Itself, Are Not Quite so Religiously Kept Up in These Degenerate TimesChapter XXIX. The Story of the Goblins Who Stole a SextonChapter XXX. How Pickwickians Made and Cultivated the Acquaintance of a Couple of Nice Young Men Belonging to One of the Liberal Professions; How They Disported Themselves on the Ice; and How Their First Visit Came to a ConclusionChapter XXXI. Which is All About the Law, and Sundry Great Authorities Learned ThereinChapter XXXII. Describes Far More Fully The the Court Newsman Ever Did, a Bachelor's Party, Given by Mr Bob Sawyer at his Lodgings in the Borough (more TK; sending title on to Design)