Martin Chuzzlewit: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition

Martin Chuzzlewit is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Dickens, Charles (1812–1870).

Catalogue synopsis

Project Gutenberg supplies this automated synopsis of the opening text:

"Martin Chuzzlewit" by Charles Dickens is a novel serialized between 1843 and 1844. This satirical tale explores selfishness through the quarrelsome Chuzzlewit family. When young Martin clashes with his wealthy grandfather over love, he's cast out and apprenticed to the scheming architect Pecksniff. As family members maneuver for inheritance, villains emerge and a journey to America unfolds. Featuring memorable characters like the hypocritical Pecksniff and the notorious Mrs. Gamp, this picaresque adventure weaves deception, romance, and dark schemes into Dickens's sharp social commentary.

Book and edition facts

• Title: Martin Chuzzlewit
• Author credits: Dickens, Charles (1812–1870)
• Catalogue language: English

Catalogue subjects

• Adventure stories
• Avarice -- Fiction
• Bildungsromans
• Black humor
• British -- United States -- Fiction
• England -- Fiction
• Grandfathers -- Fiction
• Satire
• United States -- Description and travel -- Fiction
• Young men -- Fiction

Gutenberg collections

• Best Books Ever Listings
• Category: British Literature
• Category: Classics of Literature
• Category: Novels

Read this edition

• Read the text in a browser
• EPUB ebook
• Plain-text edition

View the complete Gutenberg catalogue record. Project Gutenberg identifies this edition as public domain in the United States; that designation does not establish its copyright status in every country.

Source notes

Catalogue metadata is public domain and is supplied through Gutendex, which imports Gutenberg's machine-readable catalogue. The automated synopsis is source-supplied, not an independently verified review. Author dates above describe the credited people; no ebook release date is presented as the book's original publication date.