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The Pickwick Papers

The Life And Adventures Of Nicholas Nickleby

The Old Curiosity Shop

Barnaby Rudge

Martin Chuzzlewit

Dombey and Son

David Copperfield

Hard Times

Bleak House

Little Dorrit

A Tale of Two Cities

Great Expectations

Our Mutual Friend

Oliver Twist

The Mystery of Edwin Drood

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The Pickwick Papers

Charles Dickens

Chapter 1 The Pickwickians

Chapter 2 The first Day’s Journey, and the first Evening’s Adventures; with their Consequences

Chapter 3 A new Acquaintance—The Stroller’s Tale—A disagreeable Interruption, and an unpleasant Encounter

Chapter 4 A Field Day and Bivouac—More new Friends—An Invitation to the Country

Chapter 5 A short one—Showing, among other Matters, how Mr. Pickwick undertook to drive, and Mr. Winkle to ride, and how they both did it

Chapter 6 An old–fashioned Card–party—The Clergyman’s verses—The Story of the Convict’s Return

Chapter 7 How Mr. Winkle, instead of shooting at the Pigeon and killing the Crow, shot at the Crow and wounded the Pigeon; how the Dingley Dell Cricket Club played All–Muggleton, and how All–Muggleton dined at the Dingley Dell Expense; with other interesting a

Chapter 8 Strongly illustrative of the Position, that the Course of True Love is not a Railway

Chapter 9 A Discovery and a Chase

Chapter 10 Clearing up all Doubts (if any existed) of the Disinterestedness of Mr. A. Jingle’s Character

Chapter 11 Involving another Journey, and an Antiquarian Discovery; Recording Mr. Pickwick’s Determination to be present at an Election; and containing a Manuscript of the old Clergyman’s

Chapter 12 Descriptive of a very important Proceeding on the Part of Mr. Pickwick; no less an Epoch in his Life, than in this History

Chapter 13 Some Account of Eatanswill; of the State of Parties therein; and of the Election of a Member to serve in Parliament for that ancient, loyal, and patriotic Borough

Chapter 14 Comprising a brief Description of the Company at the Peacock assembled; and a Tale told by a Bagman

Chapter 15 In which is given a faithful Portraiture of two distinguished Persons; and an accurate Description of a public Breakfast in their House and Grounds: which public Breakfast leads to the Recognition of an old Acquaintance, and the Commencement of anoth

Chapter 16 Too full of Adventure to be briefly described

Chapter 17 Showing that an Attack of Rheumatism, in some Cases, acts as a Quickener to inventive Genius

Chapter 18 Briefly illustrative of two Points; first, the Power of Hysterics, and, secondly, the Force of Circumstances

Chapter 19 A pleasant Day with an unpleasant Termination

Chapter 20 Showing how Dodson and Fogg were Men of Business, and their Clerks Men of pleasure; and how an affecting Interview took place between Mr. Weller and his long–lost Parent; showing also what Choice Spirits assembled at the Magpie and Stump, and what a

Chapter 21 In which the old Man launches forth into his favourite Theme, and relates a Story about a queer Client

Chapter 22 Mr. Pickwick journeys to Ipswich and meets with a romantic Adventure with a middle–aged Lady in yellow Curl–papers

Chapter 23 In which Mr. Samuel Weller begins to devote his Energies to the Return Match between himself and Mr. Trotter

Chapter 24 Wherein Mr. Peter Magnus grows jealous, and the middle–aged Lady apprehensive, which brings the Pickwickians within the Grasp of the Law

Chapter 25 Showing, among a Variety of pleasant Matters, how majestic and impartial Mr. Nupkins was; and how Mr. Weller returned Mr. Job Trotter’s Shuttlecock as heavily as it came—With another Matter, which will be found in its Place

Chapter 26 Which contains a brief Account of the Progress of the Action of Bardell against Pickwick

Chapter 27 Samuel Weller makes a Pilgrimage to Dorking, and beholds his Mother–in–law

Chapter 28 A good–humoured Christmas Chapter, containing an Account of a Wedding, and some other Sports beside: which although in their Way even as good Customs as Marriage itself, are not quite so religiously kept up, in these degenerate Times

Chapter 29 The Story of the Goblins who stole a Sexton

Chapter 30 How the Pickwickians made and cultivated the Acquaintance of a Couple of nice young Men belonging to one of the liberal Professions; how they disported themselves on the Ice; and how their Visit came to a Conclusion

Chapter 31 Which is all about the Law, and sundry Great Authorities learned therein

Chapter 32 Describes, far more fully than the Court Newsman ever did, a Bachelor’s Party, given by Mr. Bob Sawyer at his Lodgings in the Borough

Chapter 33 Mr. Weller the elder delivers some Critical Sentiments respecting Literary Composition; and, assisted by his Son Samuel, pays a small Instalment of Retaliation to the Account of the Reverend Gentleman with the Red Nose

Chapter 34 Is wholly devoted to a full and faithful Report of the memorable Trial of Bardell against Pickwick

Chapter 35 In which Mr. Pickwick thinks he had better go to Bath; and goes accordingly

Chapter 36 The chief Features of which will be found to be an authentic Version of the Legend of Prince Bladud, and a most extraordinary Calamity that befell Mr. Winkle

Chapter 37 Honourably accounts for Mr. Weller’s Absence, by describing a Soiree to which he was invited and went; also relates how he was intrusted by Mr. Pickwick with a Private Mission of Delicacy and Importance

Chapter 38 How Mr. Winkle, when he stepped out of the Frying–pan, walked gently and comfortably into the Fire

Chapter 39 Mr. Samuel Weller, being intrusted with a Mission of Love, proceeds to execute it; with what Success will hereinafter appear

Chapter 40 Introduces Mr. Pickwick to a new and not uninteresting Scene in the great Drama of Life

Chapter 41 What befell Mr. Pickwick when he got into the Fleet; what Prisoners he saw there; and how he passed the Night

Chapter 42 Illustrative, like the preceding one, of the old Proverb, that Adversity brings a Man acquainted with strange Bedfellows—Likewise containing Mr. Pickwick’s extraordinary and startling Announcement to Mr. Samuel Weller

Chapter 43 Showing how Mr. Samuel Weller got into Difficulties

Chapter 44 Treats of divers little Matters which occurred in the Fleet, and of Mr. Winkle’s mysterious Behaviour; and shows how the poor Chancery Prisoner obtained his Release at last

Chapter 45 Descriptive of an affecting Interview between Mr. Samuel Weller and a Family Party. Mr. Pickwick makes a Tour of the diminutive World he inhabits, and resolves to mix with it, in Future, as little as possible

Chapter 46 Records a touching Act of delicate Feeling not unmixed with Pleasantry, achieved and performed by Messrs. Dodson and Fogg

Chapter 47 Is chiefly devoted to Matters of Business, and the temporal Advantage of Dodson and Fogg—Mr. Winkle reappears under extraordinary Circumstances—Mr. Pickwick’s Benevolence proves stronger than his Obstinacy

Chapter 48 Relates how Mr. Pickwick, with the Assistance of Samuel Weller, essayed to soften the Heart of Mr. Benjamin Allen, and to mollify the Wrath of Mr. Robert Sawyer

Chapter 49 Containing the Story of the Bagman’s Uncle

Chapter 50 How Mr. Pickwick sped upon his Mission, and how he was reinforced in the Outset by a most unexpected Auxiliary

Chapter 51 In which Mr. Pickwick encounters an old Acquaintance—To which fortunate Circumstance the Reader is mainly indebted for Matter of thrilling Interest herein set down, concerning two great Public Men of Might and Power