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Charles Dickens - Martin Chuzzlewit (Wordsworth Classics) (Wordsworth Collection) - 9781853262050 - V9781853262050
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Martin Chuzzlewit (Wordsworth Classics) (Wordsworth Collection)

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Description for Martin Chuzzlewit (Wordsworth Classics) (Wordsworth Collection) Paperback. Old Martin Chuzzlewit, tormented by the greed and selfishness of his family, effectively drives his grandson, young Martin, to undertake a voyage to America. It is a voyage which will have crucial consequences not only for young Martin, but also for his grandfather and his grandfather's servant, Mary Graham with whom young Martin is in love. Illustrator(s): Browne, Hablot K., (Phiz). Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 832 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 45. Weight in Grams: 520.

With an Introduction and Notes by Dr John Bowen, Department of English, University of Keele.

Illustrations by Hablot K. Browne (Phiz).

Martin Chuzzlewit is Charles Dickens' comic masterpiece about which his biographer, Forster, noted that it marked a crucial phase in the author's development as he began to delve deeper into the 'springs of character'.

Old Martin Chuzzlewit, tormented by the greed and selfishness of his family, effectively drives his grandson, young Martin, to undertake a voyage to America. It is a voyage which will have crucial consequences not only for young Martin, but also for his grandfather and his ... Read more

This strong sub-plot shows evidence of Dickens' mastery of crime where characters such as the criminal Jonas Chuzzlewit, the old nurse Mrs Gamp, and the arch-hypocrite Seth Pecksniff are the equal to any in his other great novels. Generations of readers have also delighted in Dickens' wonderful description of the London boarding-house - 'Todgers'.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Condition
New
Series
Wordsworth Classics
Number of Pages
832
Place of Publication
Herts, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781853262050
SKU
V9781853262050
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-28

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