Samuel Pickwick

Samuel Pickwick sliding on a sheet of ice; illustration by Hablot Knight Browne for Charles Dickens's The Pickwick Papers (1836–37).

Samuel Pickwick, fictional character, the protagonist of Charles Dickens’s novel The Pickwick Papers (1836–37).

This article was most recently revised and updated by John M. Cunningham.

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Article Title: Samuel Pickwick

Website Name: Encyclopaedia Britannica

Publisher: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.

Date Published: 14 February 2017

Access Date: February 22, 2025