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Table of Contents
- Detailed Contents 10
- Chapter I. 22
- The Pickwickians 22
- Chapter Ii. 35
- The First Day’s Journey, And The First Evening’s Adventures; With Their Consequences 35
- Chapter Iii. 106
- A New Acquaintance—the Stroller’s Tale—a Disagreeable Interruption, And An Unpleasant Encounter 106
- Chapter Iv. 137
- A Field Day And Bivouac—more New Friends—an Invitation To The Country 137
- Chapter V. 169
- A Short One—showing, Among Other Matters, How Mr. Pickwick Undertook To Drive, And Mr. Winkle To Ride, And How They Both Did It 169
- Chapter Vi. 196
- An Old-fashioned Card-party—the Clergyman’s Verses—the Story Of The Convict’s Return 196
- The Ivy Green 211
- Chapter Vii. 235
- How Mr. Winkle, Instead Of Shooting At The Pigeon And Killing The Crow, Shot At The Crow And Wounded The Pigeon; How The Dingley Dell Cricket Club Played All-muggleton, And How All-muggleton Dined At The Dingley Dell Expense; With Other Interesting And Instructive Matters 235
- Chapter Viii. 273
- Strongly Illustrative Of The Position, That The Course Of True Love Is Not A Railway 273
- Chapter Ix. 307
- A Discovery And A Chase 307
- Chapter X. 331
- Clearing Up All Doubts (If Any Existed) Of The Disinterestedness Of Mr. A. Jingle’s Character 331
- Chapter Xi. 368
- Involving Another Journey, And An Antiquarian Discovery; Recording Mr. Pickwick’s Determination To Be Present At An Election; And Containing A Manuscript Of The Old Clergyman’s 368
- U M 384
- P S H I 385
- Ark 386
- Chapter Xii. 417
- Descriptive Of A Very Important Proceeding On The Part Of Mr. Pickwick; No Less An Epoch In His Life, Than In This History 417
- Chapter Xiii. 434
- Some Account Of Eatanswill; Of The State Of Parties Therein; And Of The Election Of A Member To Serve In Parliament For That Ancient, Loyal, And Patriotic Borough 434
- Chapter Xiv. 483
- Comprising A Brief Description Of The Company At The Peacock Assembled; And A Tale Told By A Bagman 483
- Chapter Xv. 528
- In Which Is Given A Faithful Portraiture Of Two Distinguished Persons; And An Accurate Description Of A Public Breakfast In Their House And Grounds: Which Public Breakfast Leads To The Recognition Of An Old Acquaintance, And The Commencement Of Another Chapter 528
- Chapter Xvi. 565
- Too Full Of Adventure To Be Briefly Described 565
- Chapter Xvii. 614
- Showing That An Attack Of Rheumatism, In Some Cases, Acts As A Quickener To Inventive Genius 614
- The Parish Clerk 617
- A Tale Of True Love 618
- Chapter Xviii. 638
- Briefly Illustrative Of Two Points; First, The Power Of Hysterics, And, Secondly, The Force Of Circumstances 638
- Chapter Xix. 665
- A Pleasant Day With An Unpleasant Termination 665
- Chapter Xx. 701
- Showing How Dodson And Fogg Were Men Of Business, And Their Clerks Men Of Pleasure; And How An Affecting Interview Took Place Between Mr. Weller And His Long-lost Parent; Showing Also What Choice Spirits Assembled At The Magpie And Stump, And What A Capital Chapter The Next One Will Be 701
- Chapter Xxi. 745
- In Which The Old Man Launches Forth Into His Favourite Theme, And Relates A Story About A Queer Client 745
- Chapter Xxii. 791
- Mr. Pickwick Journeys To Ipswich And Meets With A Romantic Adventure With A Middle-aged Lady In Yellow Curl-papers 791
- Chapter Xxiii. 833
- In Which Mr. Samuel Weller Begins To Devote His Energies To The Return Match Between Himself And Mr. Trotter 833
- Chapter Xxiv. 855
- Wherein Mr. Peter Magnus Grows Jealous, And The Middle-aged Lady Apprehensive, Which Brings The Pickwickians Within The Grasp Of The Law 855
- Chapter Xxv. 897
- Showing, Among A Variety Of Pleasant Matters, How Majestic And Impartial Mr. Nupkins Was; And How Mr. Weller Returned Mr. Job Trotter’s Shuttlecock As Heavily As It Came—with Another Matter, Which Will Be Found In Its Place 897
- Chapter Xxvi. 947
- Which Contains A Brief Account Of The Progress Of The Action Of Bardell Against Pickwick 947
- Chapter Xxvii. 965
- Samuel Weller Makes A Pilgrimage To Dorking, And Beholds His Mother-in-law 965
- Chapter Xxviii. 991
- A Good-humoured Christmas Chapter, Containing An Account Of A Wedding, And Some Other Sports Beside: Which Although In Their Way, Even As Good Customs As Marriage Itself, Are Not Quite So Religiously Kept Up, In These Degenerate Times 991
- A Christmas Carol 1043
- Chapter Xxix. 1048
- The Story Of The Goblins Who Stole A Sexton 1048
- Chapter Xxx. 1075
- How The Pickwickians Made And Cultivated The Acquaintance Of A Couple Of Nice Young Men Belonging To One Of The Liberal Professions; How They Disported Themselves On The Ice; And How Their Visit Came To A Conclusion 1075
- Chapter Xxxi. 1106
- Which Is All About The Law, And Sundry Great Authorities Learned Therein 1106
- Chapter Xxxii. 1147
- Describes, Far More Fully Than The Court Newsman Ever Did, A Bachelor’s Party, Given By Mr. Bob Sawyer At His Lodgings In The Borough 1147
- Chapter Xxxiii. 1184
- Mr. Weller The Elder Delivers Some Critical Sentiments Respecting Literary Composition; And, Assisted By His Son Samuel, Pays A Small Instalment Of Retaliation To The Account Of The Reverend Gentleman With The Red Nose 1184
- Chapter Xxxiv. 1227
- Is Wholly Devoted To A Full And Faithful Report Of The Memorable Trial Of Bardell Against Pickwick 1227
- Chapter Xxxv. 1291
- In Which Mr. Pickwick Thinks He Had Better Go To Bath; And Goes Accordingly 1291
- Chapter Xxxvi. 1332
- The Chief Features Of Which Will Be Found To Be An Authentic Version Of The Legend Of Prince Bladud, And A Most Extraordinary Calamity That Befell Mr. Winkle 1332
- The True Legend Of Prince Bladud 1339
- Chapter Xxxvii. 1364
- Honourably Accounts For Mr. Weller’s Absence, By Describing A Soiree To Which He Was Invited And Went; Also Relates How He Was Entrusted By Mr. Pickwick With A Private Mission Of Delicacy And Importance 1364
- Chapter Xxxviii. 1399
- How Mr. Winkle, When He Stepped Out Of The Frying-pan, Walked Gently And Comfortably Into The Fire 1399
- Chapter Xxxix. 1435
- Mr. Samuel Weller, Being Intrusted With A Mission Of Love, Proceeds To Execute It; With What Success Will Hereinafter Appear 1435
- Chapter Xl. 1475
- Introduces Mr. Pickwick To A New And Not Uninteresting Scene In The Great Drama Of Life 1475
- Chapter Xli. 1508
- What Befell Mr. Pickwick When He Got Into The Fleet; What Prisoners He Saw There, And How He Passed The Night 1508
- Chapter Xlii. 1542
- Illustrative, Like The Preceding One, Of The Old Proverb, That Adversity Brings A Man Acquainted With Strange Bedfellows— Likewise Containing Mr. Pickwick’s Extraordinary And Startling Announcement To Mr. Samuel Weller 1542
- Chapter Xliii. 1581
- Showing How Mr. Samuel Weller Got Into Difficulties 1581
- Romance 1608
- I 1609
- Chorus 1610
- Ii 1611
- Chapter Lxiv. 1619
- Treats Of Divers Little Matters Which Occurred In The Fleet, And Of Mr. Winkle’s Mysterious Behaviour; And Shows How The Poor Chancery Prisoner Obtained His Release At Last 1619
- Chapter Xliv. 1655
- Descriptive Of An Affecting Interview Between Mr. Samuel Weller And A Family Party. Mr. Pickwick Makes A Tour Of The Diminutive World He Inhabits, And Resolves To Mix With It, In Future, As Little As Possible 1655
- Chapter Xlvi. 1700
- Records A Touching Act Of Delicate Feeling, Not Unmixed With Pleasantry, Achieved And Performed By Messrs. Dodson And Fogg 1700
- Chapter Xlvii. 1727
- Is Chiefly Devoted To Matters Of Business, And The Temporal Advantage Of Dodson And Fogg—mr. Winkle Reappears Under Extraordinary Circumstances—mr. Pickwick’s Benevolence Proves Stronger Than His Obstinacy 1727
- Chapter Xlviii. 1759
- Relates How Mr. Pickwick, With The Assistance Of Samuel Weller, Essayed To Soften The Heart Of Mr. Benjamin Allen, And To Mollify The Wrath Of Mr. Robert Sawyer 1759
- Chapter Xlix. 1794
- Containing The Story Of The Bagman’s Uncle 1794
- Chapter L. 1839
- How Mr. Pickwick Sped Upon His Mission, And How He Was Reinforced In The Outset By A Most Unexpected Auxiliary 1839
- Chapter Li. 1878
- In Which Mr. Pickwick Encounters An Old Acquaintance—to Which Fortunate Circumstance The Reader Is Mainly Indebted For Matter Of Thrilling Interest Herein Set Down, Concerning Two Great Public Men Of Might And Power 1878
- Chapter Lii. 1917
- Involving A Serious Change In The Weller Family, And The Untimely Downfall Of Mr. Stiggins 1917
- Chapter Liii. 1948
- Comprising The Final Exit Of Mr. Jingle And Job Trotter, With A Great Morning Of Business In Gray’s Inn Square—concluding With A Double Knock At Mr. Perker’s Door 1948
- Chapter Liv. 1982
- Containing Some Particulars Relative To The Double Knock, And Other Matters: Among Which Certain Interesting Disclosures Relative To Mr. Snodgrass And A Young Lady Are By No Means Irrelevant To This History 1982
- Chapter Lv. 2023
- Mr. Solomon Pell, Assisted By A Select Committee Of Coachmen, Arranges The Affairs Of The Elder Mr. Weller 2023
- Chapter Lvi. 2056
- An Important Conference Takes Place Between Mr. Pickwick And Samuel Weller, At Which His Parent Assists—an Old Gentleman In A Snuff-coloured Suit Arrives Unexpectedly 2056
- Chapter Lvii. 2089
- In Which The Pickwick Club Is Finally Dissolved, And Everything Concluded To The Satisfaction Of Everybody 2089
- The End 2108