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Pickwick Papers

The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club (better known as The Pickwick Papers) was the first novel by Charles Dickens. It was published in 1836-1837 as a serial in 20 parts with the final two parts published together.

The Pickwick Papers is a sequence of loosely-related adventures. The novel's main character, Mr. Samuel Pickwick, Esquire, is a kind and wealthy old gentleman, and the founder and perpetual president of the Pickwick Club.

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

No. I -- Chapters 1 and 2 No. II -- Chapter 3, 4 and 5
No. III -- Chapters 6, 7 and 8 No. IV -- Chapters 9, 10 and 11
No. V -- Chapters 12, 13 and 14 No. VI -- Chapters 15, 16 and 17
No. VII -- Chapters 18, 19 and 20 No. VIII -- Chapters 21, 22 and 23
No. IX -- Chapters 24, 25 and 26 No. X -- Chapters 27 and 28
No. XI -- Chapters 29, 30 and 31 No. XII -- Chapters 32 and 33
No. XIII -- Chapters 34 and 36 No. XIV -- Chapters 37, 38 and 39
No. XV -- Chapters 40, 41 and 42 No. XVI -- Chapters 43, 44 and 45
No. XVII -- Chapters 46, 47 and 48 No. XVIII -- Chapters 49, 50 and 51
No. XIX-XX -- Chapters 52, 53, 54, 55 and 56
Pickwick Papers issue 1 cover

 

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