Martin chuzzlewit : The life and adventures of / Charles Dickens.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dickens, Charles, author.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Cleveland : Duke Classics, 2012.

System Details:

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Summary:

The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit is, according to Dickens, a novel about selfishness. And every member of the Chuzzlewit family is given the chance to display their own brand thereof, among them the infamous villain Jonas Chuzzlewit. After sales of the first few serial installments were poor, Dickens moved the action to America, which he satirized as a vast wilderness peopled by likewise selfish characters.

Notes:

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ISBN:

9781620110638

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.