Based on the first volume edition of 1837. Contains 43 original illustrations Charles Dickens' first published work, The Pickwick Papers was an instant success that captured the public imagination with its colourful characters and farcical plot. Featuring the original illustrations, this title includes an introduction that discusses the genesis of The Pickwick Papers and the emergence of its central characters. Acknowledgements
vi
Introduction
vii
Mark Wormald
A Dickens Chronology
xxiv
Stephen Wall
A Note on the Text and Illustrations
xxvii
Further Reading
xxxiii
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club
1(754)
Appendix A: Addresses to the Reader, 1836--7
755(5)
Appendix B: Preface to the Cheap Edition, 1847
760(7)
Preface to the Charles Dickens Edition, 1867
763(4)
Appendix C: Maps
767(7)
Appendix D: Seymour's Cover-design
774(2)
Notes
776
