Martin Chuzzlewit

novel by Dickens

Also known as: “The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit”

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Martin Chuzzlewit, novel by Charles Dickens, published serially under the pseudonym “Boz” from 1843 to 1844 and in book form in 1844.

The story’s protagonist, Martin Chuzzlewit, is an apprentice architect who is fired by Seth Pecksniff and is also disinherited by his own eccentric, wealthy grandfather. Martin and a servant, Mark Tapley, travel to the United States, where they are swindled by land speculators and have other unpleasant but sometimes comic experiences. Thoroughly disillusioned with the New World, the pair return to England, where a chastened Martin is reconciled with his grandfather, who gives his approval for Martin’s forthcoming marriage to his true love, Mary Graham.

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