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The greed of his family has led wealthy old Martin Chuzzlewit to become suspicious and misanthropic, leaving his grandson and namesake to make his own way in the world. And so young Martin sets out from the Wiltshire home of his supposed champion, the scheming architect Pecksniff, to seek his fortune in America. In depicting Martin's journey – an experience that teaches him to question his inherited self-interest and egotism – Dickens created many vividly realized figures: the brutish lout Jonas Chuzzlewit, plotting to gain the family fortune; Martin's optimistic manservant, Mark Tapley;…
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147 editions · 4 languages- Hardcover · English · 2019Throne Classics · 602 pages · 9789389372427
- Hardcover · English · 2018Franklin Classics Trade Press · 346 pages · 9780353055988
- Hardcover · English · 2018Franklin Classics · 346 pages · 9780343017316
- Hardcover · English · 2017Forgotten Books · 336 pages · 9780331645156
- Paperback · English · 2016Life and adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit. By : Charles Dickens, illustrated By : Hablot Knight Browne,introduction By : Mrs. Burdett-Coutts .Createspace Independent Publishing Platform · 576 pages · 9781541317901
- Hardcover · English · 2015The Life and Adventures of Martin ChuzzlewitArkose Press · 940 pages · 9781341440700
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