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 A ...
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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
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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
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Chapter 03a – In Which Certain Other Persons Are Introduced; On The Same Terms As In The Last Chapter, Part 1
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Chapter 03b – In Which Certain Other Persons Are Introduced; On The Same Terms As In The Last Chapter, Part 2
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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
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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
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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
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Chapter 07 – In Which Mr Chevy Slyme Asserts The Independence Of His Spirit, And The Blue Dragon Loses A Limb
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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
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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
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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
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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 ...
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Chapter 16b – 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 ...
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Chapter 17a – Martin Enlarges His Circle Of Aquaintance; Increases His Stock Of Wisdom; And Has An Excellent Opportunity Of Comparing His Own Experiences With Those Of Lummy Ned Of The Light Salisbury ...
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Chapter 17b – Martin Enlarges His Circle Of Aquaintance; Increases His Stock Of Wisdom; And Has An Excellent Opportunity Of Comparing His Own Experiences With Those Of Lummy Ned Of The Light Salisbury ...
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Chapter 18 – Does Business With The House Of Anthony Chuzzlewit And Son, From Which One Of The Partners Retires Unexpectedly
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Chapter 19 – The Reader Is Brought Into Communication With Some Professional Persons, And Sheds A Tear Over The Filial Piety Of Good Mr Jonas
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Chapter 21a – More American Experiences, Martin Takes A Partner, And Makes A Purchase. Some Account Of Eden, As It Appeared On Paper. Also Of The British Lion. Also Of The Kind Of Sympathy Professed And ...
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Chapter 21b – More American Experiences, Martin Takes A Partner, And Makes A Purchase. Some Account Of Eden, As It Appeared On Paper. Also Of The British Lion. Also Of The Kind Of Sympathy Professed And ...
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Chapter 22 – From Which It Will Be Seen That Martin Became A Lion Of His Own Account. Together With The Reason Why
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Chapter 23 – Martin And His Partner Take Possession Of Their Estate. The Joyful Occasion Involves Some Further Account Of Eden
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Chapter 24 – Reports Progress In Certain Homely Matters Of Love, Hatred, Jealousy, And Revenge
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Chapter 25 – Is In Part Professional, And Furnishes The Reader With Some Valuable Hints In Relation To The Management Of A Sick Chamber
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Chapter 27a – Showing That Old Friends May Not Only Appear With New Faces, But In False Colours. That People Are Prone To Bite, And That Biters May Sometimes Be Bitten, Part 1
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Chapter 27b – Showing That Old Friends May Not Only Appear With New Faces, But In False Colours. That People Are Prone To Bite, And That Biters May Sometimes Be Bitten, Part 2
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Chapter 29 – In Which Some People Are Precocious, Others Professional, And Others Mysterious; All In Their Several Ways
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Chapter 30 – Proves That Changes May Be Rung In The Best-Regulated Families, And That Mr Peckniff Was A Special Hand At A Triple-Bob-Major
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Chapter 31a – Mr Pinch Is Discharged Of A Duty Which He Never Owed To Anybody, And Mr Pecksniff Discharges A Duty Which He Owes To Society, Part 1
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Chapter 31b – Mr Pinch Is Discharged Of A Duty Which He Never Owed To Anybody, And Mr Pecksniff Discharges A Duty Which He Owes To Society, Part 2
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Chapter 32 – Treats Of Todger’s Again; And Of Another Blighted Plant Besides The Plants Upon The Leads
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Chapter 33a – Further Proceedings In Eden, And A Proceeding Out Of It. Martin Makes A Discovery Of Some Importance, Part 1
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Chapter 33b – Further Proceedings In Eden, And A Proceeding Out Of It. Martin Makes A Discovery Of Some Importance, Part 2
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Chapter 34 – In Which The Travellers Move Homeward, And Encounter Some Distinguished Characters Upon The Way
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Chapter 35 – Arriving In England, Martin Witnesses A Ceremony, From Which He Derives The Cheering Information That He Has Not Been Forgotten In His Absence
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