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The Pickwick Papers
Charles Dickens
6 mins to start
20 hrs to read

Contents

Chapter 1 - The Pickwickians
6 mins
Chapter 2 - The first Day’s Journey, and the first Evening’s Adventures; with their Consequences
37 mins
Chapter 3 - A new Acquaintance—The Stroller’s Tale—A disagreeable Interruption, and an unpleasant Encounter
18 mins
Chapter 4 - A Field Day and Bivouac—More new Friends—An Invitation to the Country
18 mins
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
14 mins
Chapter 6 - An old-fashioned Card-party—The Clergyman’s verses—The Story of the Convict’s Return
23 mins
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
20 mins
Chapter 8 - Strongly illustrative of the Position, that the Course of True Love is not a Railway
17 mins
Chapter 9 - A Discovery and a Chase
12 mins
Chapter 10 - Clearing up all Doubts (if any existed) of the Disinterestedness of Mr. A. Jingle’s Character
20 mins
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
28 mins
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
8 mins
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
27 mins
Chapter 14 - Comprising a brief Description of the Company at the Peacock assembled; and a Tale told by a Bagman
26 mins
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
19 mins
Chapter 16 - Too full of Adventure to be briefly described
28 mins
Chapter 17 - Showing that an Attack of Rheumatism, in some Cases, acts as a Quickener to inventive Genius
14 mins
Chapter 18 - Briefly illustrative of two Points; first, the Power of Hysterics, and, secondly, the Force of Circumstances
14 mins
Chapter 19 - A pleasant Day with an unpleasant Termination
20 mins
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
24 mins
Chapter 21 - In which the old Man launches forth into his favourite Theme, and relates a Story about a queer Client
28 mins
Chapter 22 - Mr. Pickwick journeys to Ipswich and meets with a romantic Adventure with a middle-aged Lady in yellow Curl-papers
24 mins
Chapter 23 - In which Mr. Samuel Weller begins to devote his Energies to the Return Match between himself and Mr. Trotter
12 mins
Chapter 24 - Wherein Mr. Peter Magnus grows jealous, and the middle-aged Lady apprehensive, which brings the Pickwickians within the Grasp of the Law
22 mins
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
27 mins
Chapter 26 - Which contains a brief Account of the Progress of the Action of Bardell against Pickwick
9 mins
Chapter 27 - Samuel Weller makes a Pilgrimage to Dorking, and beholds his Mother-in-law
14 mins
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
34 mins
Chapter 29 - The Story of the Goblins who stole a Sexton
16 mins
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
16 mins
Chapter 31 - Which is all about the Law, and sundry Great Authorities learned therein
23 mins
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
21 mins
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
24 mins
Chapter 34 - Is wholly devoted to a full and faithful Report of the memorable Trial of Bardell against Pickwick
37 mins
Chapter 35 - In which Mr. Pickwick thinks he had better go to Bath; and goes accordingly
23 mins
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
18 mins
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
19 mins
Chapter 38 - How Mr. Winkle, when he stepped out of the Frying-pan, walked gently and comfortably into the Fire
21 mins
Chapter 39 - Mr. Samuel Weller, being intrusted with a Mission of Love, proceeds to execute it; with what Success will hereinafter appear
23 mins
Chapter 40 - Introduces Mr. Pickwick to a new and not uninteresting Scene in the great Drama of Life
19 mins
Chapter 41 - What befell Mr. Pickwick when he got into the Fleet; what Prisoners he saw there; and how he passed the Night
20 mins
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
21 mins
Chapter 43 - Showing how Mr. Samuel Weller got into Difficulties
19 mins
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
20 mins
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
25 mins
Chapter 46 - Records a touching Act of delicate Feeling not unmixed with Pleasantry, achieved and performed by Messrs. Dodson and Fogg
14 mins
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
18 mins
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
19 mins
Chapter 49 - Containing the Story of the Bagman’s Uncle
28 mins
Chapter 50 - How Mr. Pickwick sped upon his Mission, and how he was reinforced in the Outset by a most unexpected Auxiliary
22 mins
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
21 mins
Chapter 52 - Involving a serious Change in the Weller Family, and the untimely Downfall of Mr. Stiggins
18 mins
Chapter 53 - Comprising the final Exit of Mr. Jingle and Job Trotter, with a great Morning of business in Gray’s Inn Square—Concluding with a Double Knock at Mr. Perker’s Door
18 mins
Chapter 54 - Containing some Particulars relative to the Double Knock, and other Matters/among which certain interesting Disclosures relative to Mr. Snodgrass and a Young Lady are by no Means irrelevant to this History
22 mins
Chapter 55 - Mr. Solomon Pell, assisted by a Select Committee of Coachmen, arranges the affairs of the elder Mr. Weller
18 mins
Chapter 56 - An important Conference takes place between Mr. Pickwick and Samuel Weller, at which his Parent assists—An old Gentleman in a snuff-coloured Suit arrives unexpectedly
17 mins
Chapter 57 - In which the Pickwick Club is finally dissolved, and everything concluded to the Satisfaction of Everybody
11 mins
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