The Pickwick Papers (Barnes & Noble Digital Library) [NOOK Book]

The Lighter Side of Dickens.

Charles Dickens wit and humer is readily made apparent in his novel The Pickwick Papers. In many cases it made me laugh out loud. It was truly an enjoyable and fun read. 'In particular the hunting adventure and the Bagmans tale of a chair turning into an old man'. Throughout the novel there are nine different short stories that are either told by a character passing through or read by Pickwick theat seem to have nothing to do with the novel, but these certainly do not detract from the story. In true Dickens style, he does question some of the English Institutions such as the debtors prisons. I did truly admire Mr Pickwicks sense of values and his sense of what was right and what was wrong. I am also curious as to whether this novel had any influence on P.G Wodehouse's Jeeves. This is a long book but I wouldn't have minded it even if it were a bit longer.

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I <3 Charles Dickens

This was my first ever Dickens book and I loved it cover to cover. Dickens has an incredible sense of humor that just kinda sneaks up on you. I've gone on to read many other works by Dickens, but I'll never forget my first time.

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A must have on your Nook

Heard a Proffesor talking about Dickens; and he peeked my curiosity for the Pickwick Papers. This version has character information & a Dickens biography, which help understand the times Dickens was writing. Initially written as a series of published short stories I can see how the Victorian readers couldn't wait for the next installment to come out. You can read this from cover to cover if you wish; or pretend you are in Victorian times and wait a bit between chapters. It makes the next chapter all the more compelling.

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About The e-book

Could not get a free sample to down load. I updated the updates for nook etc. and tried again including resetting my iPad.
I wanted this illustrated version so much I took a chance and bought it sight un seen.
It down loaded just fine and quickly. This may be a clue to what I am about to add . .

There is no contents.
The "illustrations" are not listed. Meaning you cannot just go to them and view them you must page through, according to the location slider at the bottom of the screen, six hundred pages.

OK if that were not enough . . . the illustrations are the size of postage stamps and will not enlarge. Even the cover art is so small I could not make out what it illustrated until my third visit.

I would have spent much more if I could have a decently turned out book. As it is it is a less than usefull scrol of text with some ink blots taking up space.

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A Romp Through Victorian England

"Pickwick Papers" was Dickens' first novel & is still one of his best. Mr Pickwick leads his companions (& the reader) on a delightful excursion through mid-Victorian England visiting its quaint villages & frequenting its inns, taverns, churches, & country estates. Positively charming & "quaint" in its descriptions of the English countryside, traditions & customs, & society at all levels it is a wonderfully crafted book & shows why Charles Dickens became one of Britain's great novelists. Once you take your initial journey with Mr Pickwick, you'll find yourself wanting to take the trip again.

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Where It All Started

Don't come to this book looking for a plot. It is all character, voice, and sensibility. Patience will be rewarded. And you'll forget Sam Weller.

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Absolutely Wondeful

Written in Dickens' distinctive style, this book is truly excellent, offering insights into social ills of that time (many of which have survived to our own time) and providing a series of interesting and easily believable dramas, it also has the advantage of being hilarious. I read this book for the first time when I was in middle school and I've yet to tire of it. There's never a dull moment with the Pickwick Papers!

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Pure Pickwickian Pleasure

If your only experience of Charles Dickens involves never-ending readings of Great Expectations or Oliver Twist in high school literature class, then you may be surprised to find that Dickens was a master of wit as well as woe. In The Pickwick Papers all aspects of the amazing talent of Charles Dickens are on display. Through the adventures and ramblings of Samuel Pickwick, Esq. and his companions Messrs. Tupman, Winkle, and Snodgrass, we are given an intimate look at 19th Century England, from her small country towns to the dark heart of London¿s debtor¿s prison. The characters and places are vibrant, the story alive with humor and pathos. Continual feasting, fun, and holiday parties with friends share the pages of this story with tales of poverty, abuse, and neglect all set down by the hand of a master story teller and observer of human nature.

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Sam

Mom, I was joking. I always joke. *he hugs her tightly.*

Beth

Im exhausted....gtgtb....love y'all :)) l'll be back sometime....love and butterfly repellant to all- betherfly over and out :) †

March is when he left

I gtg ill be back when the lags over...will you post when it is? Ill check every day

Cali

Cries im sorry i dont kniw anyone but strahd cam and luke...wait....were you marrie tobrina...bia...binia...oits brianna right!

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I gtg but ill check every dat to see when lags over...he left in march i think...he wanted to get fully settled before his school started...im so sorry. I will forever be honest ffom here out.

Calianna workman ohareison blah

Hes real...just not since he left for anm...i havent talked with him much since then.....i tried rping him so you wouldnt be alone...im such an awefull friend im so extremely sorry for lying to ypu....

Ariele

Bye Cali!!

Sam to Leah

OH PAINT ME, LEAH, PAINT ME!

Jess

Fuzzy wuzzy was a bear! Fuzzy wuzzy had no hair! Fuzzy wuzzy wasn't fuzzy, was he?! Haha l had to add my riddle/song :). By the way this book is majorly boring; my mom made me read it for a book report.

Cali

Woke up...not my plan but eh oh well

Alexis

Sighs.

Cali

He left in match i think...i gtgtb but ill check every day to see when lag is over...