Pickwick Papers : The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club - With Appreciations and Criticisms By G. K. Chesterton

Charles Dickens'ss first novel, "e;The Pickwick Papers"e; revolves around the novel's main character and founder of The Pickwick Club, Samuel Pickwick and his suggestion that he and other "e;Pickwickians"e; travel to locations outside of London and report their findings. A sequence of loosely related adventures set between 1827-8, it became the first real publishing phenomenon and is responsible for catapulting Dickens into international fame. A classic example of Dickens's acclaimed fiction not to be missed by fans and collectors of his seminal work. Charles John Huffam Dickens (1812-1870) was an English writer and social critic famous for having created some of the world's most well-known fictional characters. His works became unprecedentedly popular during his life, and today he is commonly regarded as the greatest Victorian-era novelist thanks to his humour, satire, and astute observations concerning society and character. This classic work is being republished now in a new edition complete with an introductory chapter from "e;Appreciations and Criticisms of the Works of Charles Dickens"e; by G. K. Chesterton.