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1827: You can’t know London if you haven’t read Dickens
The Pickwick Papers
What you need to know before your trail
The Pickwick Papers is Dickens’ first novel and widely regarded as one of the major classics of comic writing in English. Originally serialised in monthly installments, it quickly became a huge popular success.
The characters of Mr Pickwick, Sam Weller and the whole of the Pickwickian crew have now become household names and have now become classics in their own right.
Travel Guide
You can’t know London if you haven’t read Dickens – one of the most studied and well respected writers in the English language – his novels on social commentary and London life are so evocative of time and place.
Brick Lane – The United Grand Junction Ebenezer Temperance Association where Mr Weller’s wife is a member
Charing Cross – The Pickwickians begin their travels at the Golden Cross Hotel here
Cheapside – Pickwick is taken to meet Tony Weller at an inn in Cheapside
To visit this side of London yourself: dickensmuseum.com
Booktrail Boarding Pass Information: The Pickwick Papers
Author/Guide: Charles Dickens Destination: London Departure Time: 1827
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