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Martin ChuzzlewitCharles Dickens

Martin Chuzzlewit

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Original author: Charles Dickens

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"Martin Chuzzlewit" by Charles Dickens is a novel serialized between 1843 and 1844. This satirical tale explores selfishness through the quarrelsome Chuzzlewit family. When young Martin clashes with his wealthy grandfather over love, he's cast out and apprenticed to the scheming architect Pecksniff. As family members maneuver for inheritance, villains emerge and a journey to America unfolds. Featuring memorable characters like the hypocritical Pecksniff and the notorious Mrs. Gamp, this picaresque adventure weaves deception, romance, and dark schemes into Dickens's sharp social commentary.

Martin Chuzzlewit, by Charles Dickens. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #968.

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55 Chapters

  1. 1.Preface1,401 words
  2. 2.Chapter ONE: Introductory, Concerning the Pedigree of the Chuzzlewit Family2,460 words
  3. 3.Chapter TWO7,272 words
  4. 4.Chapter THREE7,387 words
  5. 5.Chapter FOUR8,110 words
  6. 6.Chapter FIVE9,123 words
  7. 7.Chapter SIX6,151 words
  8. 8.Chapter SEVEN6,525 words
  9. 9.Chapter EIGHT4,399 words
  10. 10.Chapter NINE: Town and Todger’s10,660 words
  11. 11.Chapter TEN6,024 words
  12. 12.Chapter ELEVEN8,441 words
  13. 13.Chapter TWELVE8,402 words
  14. 14.Chapter THIRTEEN8,728 words
  15. 15.Chapter FOURTEEN4,573 words
  16. 16.Chapter FIFTEEN: The Burden Whereof, Is Hail Columbia!3,846 words
  17. 17.Chapter SIXTEEN8,633 words
  18. 18.Chapter SEVENTEEN7,615 words
  19. 19.Chapter EIGHTEEN4,556 words
  20. 20.Chapter NINETEEN6,538 words
  21. 21.Chapter TWENTY: Is a Chapter of Love5,597 words
  22. 22.Chapter TWENTY-ONE8,352 words
  23. 23.Chapter TWENTY-TWO3,970 words
  24. 24.Chapter TWENTY-THREE4,033 words
  25. 25.Chapter TWENTY-FOUR6,720 words
  26. 26.Chapter TWENTY-FIVE6,462 words
  27. 27.Chapter TWENTY-SIX: An Unexpected Meeting, and a Promising Prospect3,370 words
  28. 28.Chapter TWENTY-SEVEN8,564 words
  1. 29.Chapter TWENTY-EIGHT: Mr Montague at Home. and Mr Jonas Chuzzlewit at Home4,129 words
  2. 30.Chapter TWENTY-NINE3,893 words
  3. 31.Chapter THIRTY6,591 words
  4. 32.Chapter THIRTY-ONE7,612 words
  5. 33.Chapter THIRTY-TWO2,596 words
  6. 34.Chapter THIRTY-THREE6,850 words
  7. 35.Chapter THIRTY-FOUR6,292 words
  8. 36.Chapter THIRTY-FIVE2,834 words
  9. 37.Chapter THIRTY-SIX: Tom Pinch Departs to Seek His Fortune. What He Finds at Starting8,657 words
  10. 38.Chapter THIRTY-SEVEN4,045 words
  11. 39.Chapter THIRTY-EIGHT: Secret Service3,884 words
  12. 40.Chapter THIRTY-NINE7,433 words
  13. 41.Chapter FORTY6,151 words
  14. 42.Chapter FORTY-ONE3,803 words
  15. 43.Chapter FORTY-TWO: Continuation of the Enterprise of Mr Jonas and His Friend4,187 words
  16. 44.Chapter FORTY-THREE8,831 words
  17. 45.Chapter FORTY-FOUR: Further Continuation of the Enterprise of Mr Jonas and His Friend3,704 words
  18. 46.Chapter FORTY-FIVE3,933 words
  19. 47.Chapter FORTY-SIX9,265 words
  20. 48.Conclusion: Of the Enterprise of Mr Jonas and His Friend4,068 words
  21. 49.Chapter FORTY-EIGHT6,991 words
  22. 50.Chapter FORTY-NINE5,644 words
  23. 51.Chapter FIFTY4,493 words
  24. 52.Chapter FIFTY-ONE9,063 words
  25. 53.Chapter FIFTY-TWO: In Which the Tables Are Turned, Completely Upside Down7,990 words
  26. 54.Chapter FIFTY-THREE3,900 words
  27. 55.Chapter FIFTY-FOUR: Gives the Author Great Concern. for It Is the Last in the Book4,634 words