Pickwick Papers

The Pickwick Papers
Bok av Charles Dickens
Mr. Pickwick, a convivial old gentleman, resolves that he and three other "e;Pickwickians"e; ? Mr. Nathaniel Winkle, Mr. Augustus Snodgrass, and Mr. Tracy Tupman ? should travel beyond London to add to their experiences of the quaint and curious phenomena of life. The friends traverse the countryside of Georgian England, where their comic misadventures include an encounter with highwaymen, romantic entanglements, and a challenge to a duel. Best of all, they meet Sam Weller, the Cockney valet whose comic philosophy forms the joyous soul of this picaresque romp.Published serially in 1836?37, The Pickwick Papers was Dickens' first novel and its rousing success launched his lasting fame. This narrative of coach travel provides a vivid portrait of a world that was soon to vanish with the coming of the railroads. From the grim depiction of Fleet Prison to the exuberant account of the cricket match at Dingley Dell, the tales of the immortal Pickwick Club offer memorable scenes of nineteenth-century England.
Charles Dickens tillhör våra klassiker och bör läsas. Vill man läsa något av honom så kan jag rekommendera Pickwickklubben. Vi följer Mr Pickwick med resesällskap runt om i England och de hamnar i många lustiga och olustiga situationer. Man ler ofta och ibland ett skratt. Boken är skriven med en gammaldags stil, i alla fall den jag läste, så många ord kanske kan vara svåra att förstå men boken är ändå starkt läsvärd.