The Pickwick Papers - Charles Dickens

The Pickwick Papers. A little about the author. Charles Dickens was a great social reformer, most of his books were written to highlight the plight of the lower classes. He was a frequent visitor to the house of commons and campaigned vigorously against debtors prisons. Why the book was written. Charles Dickens was commissioned to write a series of stories about sporting events in England. Having little or no interest in sport he came up with the idea of a group of friends travelling around the villages of England and reporting what they saw. A taste of the book. This then was the birth of the ... more

This excellent fictional account of a group of companions roaming the highways and byeways of England, is very well written. It is a social study of what it was like to be alive in Dickens time, and it is complimented by some great humour. The exploits of the characters as they go through the different places in the story, are very funny and Dickens uses his imagination and wit to full effect. Some passages in the story, such as the voting scene in one of the towns, are classic moments in literature. The historical background to the stories are illuminating, and entertaining at the same time. ... more