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Death and Mr Pickwick: A Novel
Stephen Jarvis
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Description for Death and Mr Pickwick: A Novel
Paperback. On 31 March 1836 the publishers Chapman and Hall launched the first issue of a new monthly periodical entitled The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club. The fame of Mr Pickwick soon spread worldwide - making The Pickwick Papers the greatest literary phenomenon in history. This book traces its history detail. Num Pages: 816 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 199 x 45. Weight in Grams: 560.
Shortlisted for the HWA Goldsboro Debut Crown It is 31 March 1836. A new monthly periodical is launched entitled The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club. Conceived and created by the artist Robert Seymour, it contains four of his illustrations. The words to accompany them are written by a young journalist, under the pen-name Boz. The journalist's real name is Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers soon becomes a phenomenal, unprecedented sensation, read and discussed by the entire British Isles. Before long, its success is worldwide. Stephen Jarvis's novel tells of ... Read more
Shortlisted for the HWA Goldsboro Debut Crown It is 31 March 1836. A new monthly periodical is launched entitled The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club. Conceived and created by the artist Robert Seymour, it contains four of his illustrations. The words to accompany them are written by a young journalist, under the pen-name Boz. The journalist's real name is Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers soon becomes a phenomenal, unprecedented sensation, read and discussed by the entire British Isles. Before long, its success is worldwide. Stephen Jarvis's novel tells of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
816
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099593485
SKU
V9780099593485
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About Stephen Jarvis
Stephen Jarvis was born in Essex. Death and Mr Pickwick is his first novel.
Reviews for Death and Mr Pickwick: A Novel
An outstanding debut novel.
Peter Kemp
Sunday Times
This is a masterpiece of imagination supported by a mountain of research.
Christian House, 4 stars
Sunday Telegraph
This is a masterpiece of imagination supported by a mountain of research.
Christian House, 4 stars
Sunday Telegraph
A ... Read more
Peter Kemp
Sunday Times
This is a masterpiece of imagination supported by a mountain of research.
Christian House, 4 stars
Sunday Telegraph
This is a masterpiece of imagination supported by a mountain of research.
Christian House, 4 stars
Sunday Telegraph
A ... Read more