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The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit by Charles Dickens
Dickens thought it was “in a hundred points, immeasurably the best” of his stories. Yet it was also one of his greatest flops. Compared to his other novels, The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit was a dismal failure in terms of sales and the main reason for Dickens falling out with his long term publisher Chapman & Hall. They invoked a penalty clause and demanded that he pay back a portion of the advance which he refused. Martin Chuzzlewit was also dimly received in Dickens friendly America. Its vitriolic satire of American customs and manners was met with astonished rage on the other s...
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Preface and Postscript 02.01.2026 9:53
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Chapter 01 – Introductory, Concerning The Pedigree Of The Chuzzlewit Family 01.01.2026 16:35
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Chapter 02a – Wherein Certain Persons Are Presented To The Reader, With Whom He May, If He Please, Become Better Acquainted – part 1 31.12.2025 23:37
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Chapter 02b – Wherein Certain Persons Are Presented To The Reader, With Whom He May, If He Please, Become Better Acquainted – Part 2 30.12.2025 21:43
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Chapter 03a – In Which Certain Other Persons Are Introduced; On The Same Terms As In The Last Chapter, Part 1 29.12.2025 23:52
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Chapter 03b – In Which Certain Other Persons Are Introduced; On The Same Terms As In The Last Chapter, Part 2 28.12.2025 21:30
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Chapter 04a – From Which It Will Appear That If Union Be Strength, And Family Affection Be Pleasant To Contemplate, The Chuzzlewits Were The Strongest And Most Agreeable Family In The World, Part 1 27.12.2025 23:08
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Chapter 04b – From Which It Will Appear That If Union Be Strength, And Family Affection Be Pleasant To Contemplate, The Chuzzlewits Were The Strongest And Most Agreeable Family In The World, Part 2 26.12.2025 27:05
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Chapter 05a – Containing A Full Account Of The Installation Of Mr Pecksniff’s New Pupil Into The Bosom Of Mr Pecksniff’s Family. With All The Festivities Held On That Occasion, And The Great Enjoyment Of Mr Pinch, Part 1 25.12.2025 25:30
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Chapter 05b – Containing A Full Account Of The Installation Of Mr Pecksniff’s New Pupil Into The Bosom Of Mr Pecksniff’s Family. With All The Festivities Held On That Occasion, And The Great Enjoyment Of Mr Pinch, Part 2 24.12.2025 29:17
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Chapter 06 – Comprises, Among Other Important Matters, Pecksniffian And Architectural, And Exact Relation Of The Progress Made By Mr Pinch In The Confidence And Friendship Of The New Pupil 23.12.2025 36:37
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Chapter 07 – In Which Mr Chevy Slyme Asserts The Independence Of His Spirit, And The Blue Dragon Loses A Limb 22.12.2025 39:22
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Chapter 08 – Accompanies Mr Pecksniff And His Charming Daughters To The City Of London; And Relates What Fell Out Upon Their Way Thither 21.12.2025 26:43
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Chapter 09a – Town And Todger’s, Part 1 20.12.2025 32:35
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Chapter 09b – Town And Todger’s, Part 2 19.12.2025 35:32
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Chapter 10 – Containing Strange Matter, On Which Many Events In This History May, For Their Good Or Evil Influence, Chiefly Depend 18.12.2025 38:27
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Chapter 11a – Wherein A Certain Gentleman Becomes Particular In His Attentions To A Certain Lady; And More Coming Events Than One, Cast Their Shadows Before, Part 1 17.12.2025 24:39
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Chapter 11b – Wherein A Certain Gentleman Becomes Particular In His Attentions To A Certain Lady; And More Coming Events Than One, Cast Their Shadows Before, Part 2 16.12.2025 27:47
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Chapter 12a – Will Be Seen In The Long Run, If Not In The Short One, To Concern Mr Pinch And Others, Nearly. Mr Pecksniff Asserts The Dignity Of Outraged Virtue. Young Martin Chuzzlewit Forms A Desperate Resolution, Part 1 15.12.2025 26:40
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Chapter 12b – Will Be Seen In The Long Run, If Not In The Short One, To Concern Mr Pinch And Others, Nearly. Mr Pecksniff Asserts The Dignity Of Outraged Virtue. Young Martin Chuzzlewit Forms A Desperate Resolution, Part 2 14.12.2025 24:28
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Chapter 13a – Showing What Became Of Martin And His Desparate Resolve, After He Left Mr Pecksniff’s House; What Persons He Encountered; What Anxieties He Suffered; And What News He Heard, Part 1 13.12.2025 26:43
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Chapter 13b – Showing What Became Of Martin And His Desparate Resolve, After He Left Mr Pecksniff’s House; What Persons He Encountered; What Anxieties He Suffered; And What News He Heard, Part 2 12.12.2025 27:03
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Chapter 14 – In Which Martin Bids Adieu To The Lady Of His Love; And Honours An Obscure Individual Whose Fortune He Intends To Make By Commending Her To His Protection 11.12.2025 26:48
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Chapter 15 – The Burden Whereof, Is Hail Columbia! 10.12.2025 24:17
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Chapter 16a – Martin Disembarks From That Noble And Fast-Sailing Line-Of-Packet Ship, ‘The Screw’, At The Port Of New York, In The United States Of America. He Makes Some Acquaintances, And Dines At A Boarding-House. The Particulars Of Those Transactions, 09.12.2025 26:48
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