University of Victoria

UVic logo

UVic Libraries

Skip to Content | Skip to Sub-navigation

Units & Collections

Martin Chuzzlewit

The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit (commonly known as Martin Chuzzlewit) is a novel by Charles Dickens considered the last of his picaresque novels. It was originally serialized between January 1843 and July 1844. Dickens believed Martin Chuzzlewit to be his best work, but it was one of his least popular novels.

Martin Chuzzlewit was released to the public in monthly instalments. Early sales of the monthly parts were disappointing, compared to previous works, so Dickens changed the plot to send the title character to America. This allowed the author to portray the United States (which he had visited in 1842) satirically as a near wilderness with pockets of civilization filled with deceptive and self-promoting hucksters.

Browse the Dickens Serial Novels collection or follow direct links to each issue of this title:

No. I -- Chapters 1, 2 and 3 No. II -- Chapter 4 and 5
No. III -- Chapters 6, 7 and 8 No. IV -- Chapters 9 and 10
No. V -- Chapters 11 and 12 No. VI -- Chapters 13, 14 and 15
No. VII -- Chapters 16 and 17 No. VIII -- Chapters 18, 19 and 20
No. IX -- Chapters 21, 22 and 23 No. X -- Chapters 24, 25 and 26
No. XI -- Chapters 27, 28 and 29 No. XII -- Chapters 30, 31 and 32
No. XIII -- Chapters 33, 34 and 35 No. XIV -- Chapters 36, 37 and 38
No. XV -- Chapters 39, 40 and 41 No. XVI -- Chapters 42, 43 and 44
No. XVII -- Chapters 45, 46 and 47 No. XVIII -- Chapters 48, 49 and 50
No. XIX-XX -- Chapters 51, 52, 53, and 54
Martin Chuzzlewit issue 1 cover

 

More about Charles Dickens

More about Pickwick Papers

More about Victorian Serial Novels