Martin Chuzzlewit
The selfish young Martin Chuzzlewit must learn humility and worth as he is disinherited, journeys to America, and returns to confront the hypocrisy swirling around his wealthy grandfather. The novel gave the world the immortal hypocrite Mr. Pecksniff and the tippling nurse Mrs. Gamp, and its satirical, disenchanted portrait of America caused an uproar on both sides of the ocean. A biting comedy about selfishness in all its disguises, it brims with unforgettable characters and Dickens’s sharpest wit. Sprawling, funny, and morally pointed, Martin Chuzzlewit is a rich Victorian panorama of greed, self-deception, and the slow, hard education of the human heart.
About the Author
Charles John Huffam Dickens (1812–1870) was an English novelist and social critic, widely regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. His literary genius is evident in his creation of some of the world’s most iconic fictional characters. Born in Portsmouth, Dickens faced adversity…
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