The History of Pickwick
Subtitle: An Account of Its Characters, Localities, Allusions, and Illustrations, with a Bibliography
Publisher: Adamant Media Corporation
Published: September 29, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 386
ISBN-13: 9781402103193
Subjects: History,Pickwick,Pickwik papers,Dickens,Charles,Characters,Localities,Allusions,Illustrations,Bibliography,Percy Hetherington,Fitzgerald; Literary Criticism & Collections / American; Literary Criticism & Collections / General
First sentence: THIS cheerful and inspiring work, which of all modern inventions has most increased the gaiety of nations and the public stock of harmless pleasure, appeared over fifty years ago, and its Jubilee has recently been celebrated by a sumptuous edition, the "Victoria," enriched with "extra" illustrations, and notes explaining its origin.