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Pickwick Papers

The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club (also known as The Pickwick Papers) was the first novel by English author Charles Dickens, originally published in serial form from March 1836 to November 1837. Because of his success with Sketches by Boz published in 1836, Dickens was asked by the publisher Chapman & Hall to supply descriptions to explain a series of comic "cockney sporting plates" by illustrator Robert Seymour, and to connect them into a novel.

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Wikipedia contributors, The Pickwick Papers · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Modified for this entry.

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Charles Dickens, Pickwick Papers, Project Gutenberg ebook580 English transcription; selected Chapter II cab confrontation and drinking passages.

Violence

Mild

A cab driver punches several men, including blows to the nose, chest and eye.

Language

Mild

Mild swearing occurs in the assessed passage.

Alcohol, drugs & smoking

Moderate

Strong brandy-and-water is ordered and consumed quickly after the confrontation.

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25h 12m

Average reading time

Focused reading
20h 10m
Comfortable reading
25h 12m
Reflective / study reading
31h 30m

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Pickwick Papers

The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club (also known as The Pickwick Papers) was the first novel by English author Charles Dickens, originally published in serial form from March 1836 to November 1837. Because of his success with Sketches by Boz published in 1836, Dickens was asked by the publisher Chapman & Hall to supply descriptions to explain a series of comic "cockney sporting plates" by illustrator Robert Seymour, and to connect them into a novel.

Credits

Wikipedia contributors, The Pickwick Papers · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Modified for this entry.

Writers
Charles Dickens
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