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Victorian · Novel

The Pickwick Papers

by Charles Dickens. Mr. Pickwick’s travels generate comic encounters and a broad social panorama of early Victorian England.

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Date
1836–1837
Origin
England
Era
Victorian
Genre
Novel
Canon tier
Expanded canon
Difficulty
Accessible
Length
Very long
Collection
The Western Canon

Subjects and themes

FriendshipLawComic Society

Why it matters

Mr. Pickwick’s travels generate comic encounters and a broad social panorama of early Victorian England.

This work is included on the basis of bloom. Its cataloged influence level is 4 out of 5.

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