Martin Chuzzlewit
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Martin Chuzzlewit is a satirical novel by Charles Dickens that follows the misadventures of its selfish title character and offers a biting critique of greed and hypocrisy in Victorian society.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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satirical novel ⓘ |
| author | Charles Dickens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
corruption
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family relationships ⓘ greed ⓘ hypocrisy ⓘ moral redemption ⓘ selfishness ⓘ |
| completedPublicationDate | 1844 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticalReception | noted for its satire of selfishness and greed ⓘ |
| featuresLocation |
Eden, United States (fictional settlement)
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London NERFINISHED ⓘ Pecksniff's village NERFINISHED ⓘ Wiltshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationDate | 1843 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Dombey and Son NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
picaresque novel
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satire ⓘ social novel ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
Martin Chuzzlewit (1964 BBC television series)
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Martin Chuzzlewit (1994 BBC television serial) NERFINISHED ⓘ radio adaptations by BBC ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Victorian literature ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | major work of Charles Dickens ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Jonas Chuzzlewit
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Mark Tapley NERFINISHED ⓘ Martin Chuzzlewit (character) NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary Graham NERFINISHED ⓘ Mrs Gamp NERFINISHED ⓘ Old Martin Chuzzlewit NERFINISHED ⓘ Seth Pecksniff NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Pinch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | multi-plot novel ⓘ |
| notableCharacterType |
comic nurse (Mrs Gamp)
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hypocritical clergyman (Pecksniff) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Charles Dickens bibliography ⓘ |
| precededBy | Barnaby Rudge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationFormat | serialisation ⓘ |
| publisher | Chapman & Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| satirisedSubject |
American society
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Victorian society ⓘ religious hypocrisy ⓘ speculation and financial greed ⓘ |
| settingCountry |
England
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| settingPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
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