Pickwick Papers
Slightly tough reading at first, very small print and seems too long, but very good if you can plough through the first fifty pages or so.
Only decent thing Dickens has ever written (I've never been able to get beyond the first ten pages of Oliver Twist, at any rate), maybe written before he got completely depressed and serious.
Anyway, it was originally in a serial form, but reads well together anyway. About a certain Mr. Samuel Pickwick, an old, rather rich gentleman who decides to go adventuring with three other members of the Pickwick Club and tends to misadventure more. It perks up after the entry of Sam Weller, his manservant and speaker of some very impressive witticisms ('I only assisted natur, ma'am; as the doctor said to the boy's mother, after he'd bled him to death.'), and he happens to be my favourite character.
Nice read despite Dickens' obsession with marrying widows.
Only decent thing Dickens has ever written (I've never been able to get beyond the first ten pages of Oliver Twist, at any rate), maybe written before he got completely depressed and serious.
Anyway, it was originally in a serial form, but reads well together anyway. About a certain Mr. Samuel Pickwick, an old, rather rich gentleman who decides to go adventuring with three other members of the Pickwick Club and tends to misadventure more. It perks up after the entry of Sam Weller, his manservant and speaker of some very impressive witticisms ('I only assisted natur, ma'am; as the doctor said to the boy's mother, after he'd bled him to death.'), and he happens to be my favourite character.
Nice read despite Dickens' obsession with marrying widows.
posted by Namya at
4:53 AM
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I'll take your word for it. I don't specifically read Charles Dickens.
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Espèra, at 1:32 AM
Nor do I usually, but this one was aggressively recommended by my mom. It's practically her favourite book ever, so I had to read it.
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Namya, at 3:47 AM
Charles Dickens was amongst the best there was.
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Anil P, at 7:41 AM
I know you posted this a long time ago, and I don’t know whether anyone will get to see this comment. Anyway, this is mainly intended for your mom. As she is such a fan of The Pickwick Papers, she might be interested in my forthcoming novel Death and Mr Pickwick which tells the story behind the creation of The Pickwick Papers. In my opinion, Pickwick has the most fascinating backstory of any work of fiction. She can find out more at: www.deathandmrpickwick.com
Best wishes
Stephen Jarvis
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Stephen Jarvis, at 4:51 AM
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