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The Pickwick Papers is Charles Dickens’ first novel, a comic tale of the adventures of the illustrious Pickwick Club. Summary of the Book There’s a certain charm in belonging to a club. It comes with all the pomp and celebration of being part of a group which alone knows what it stands for. That being said, Boz’s The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club containing a faithful record of the perambulations, perils, travels, adventures and sporting transactions of the corresponding members, is the sole record of one of the absurd adventures of one of the most illustrious club of them all. Here, the poet Snodgrass, Tupman the romantic, Mr. Samuel Pickwick, Esq., and his able servant Sam Weller, take on London in a grand old fashion. At times a dark comedy, and at others entirely slapstick, their adventures will never fail to tickle readers’ ribs and make them drop down, laughing uncontrollably. This book is Dickens’ very first novel and is an example of how his writing style evolved through the serialization of his work. About Charles Dickens Charles Dickens was an English novelist, short story writer and social critic. He is best remembered for his prolific writing, and especially the novels: David Copperfield, A Christmas Carol and Oliver Twist. Considered the literary juggernaut of his age, Dickens constantly portrayed the poor and orphaned in his novels and stories, and touched upon the poor living situations which were rampant in those days.