Charles Dickenss satirical masterpiece The <strong>Pickwick Papers</strong> catapulted theyoung writer into literary fame when it was first serialized in 183637... » 

Charles Dickenss satirical masterpiece The Pickwick Papers catapulted theyoung writer into literary fame when it was first serialized in 183637. Itrecounts the rollicking adventures of the members of the Pickwick Club as theytravel about England getting into all sorts of mischief. Laughoutloud funnyand endlessly entertaining the book also reveals Dickenss burgeoning interestin the parliamentary system lawyers the Poor Laws and the ills of debtorsprisons. As G. K. Chesterton noted Before Dickens wrote a single realstory he had a kind of vision . . . a map full of fantastic towns thunderingcoaches clamorous marketplaces uproarious inns strange and swaggeringfigures. That vision was Pickwick. «