The Pickwick Papers

Author: Charles Dickens

Librarian’s note: There is an Alternate Cover Edition for this edition of this book here.,,This novel, written when Dickens was only 25 years old, immediately brought him immense popularity. Presenting a host of now-classic characters in a series of adventures, it displays the richness of his skills of characterization and description.Mr Samuel Pickwick is general chairman o….Read More

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