{"product_id":"martin-chuzzlewit-charles-dickens-9781853262050","title":"Martin Chuzzlewit","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWith an Introduction and Notes by Dr John Bowen, Department of English, University of Keele.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrations by Hablot K. Browne (Phiz).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMartin Chuzzlewit\u003c\/em\u003e is Charles Dickens' comic masterpiece about which his biographer, Forster, noted that it marked a crucial phase in the author's development as he began to delve deeper into the 'springs of character'.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOld Martin Chuzzlewit, tormented by the greed and selfishness of his family, effectively drives his grandson, young Martin, to undertake a voyage to America. It is a voyage which will have crucial consequences not only for young Martin, but also for his grandfather and his grandfather's servant, Mary Graham with whom young Martin is in love. The commercial swindle of the Anglo-Bengalee company and the fraudulent Eden Land Corporation have a topicality in our own time.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis strong sub-plot shows evidence of Dickens' mastery of crime where characters such as the criminal Jonas Chuzzlewit, the old nurse Mrs Gamp, and the arch-hypocrite Seth Pecksniff are the equal to any in his other great novels. Generations of readers have also delighted in Dickens' wonderful description of the London boarding-house - 'Todgers'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Charles Dickens\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1853262056\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781853262050\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wordsworth Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/05\/1994\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 832\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.00w x 1.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 68\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e60410 \/ Martin Chuzzlewit\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Charles Dickens","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48450031223039,"sku":"9781853262050","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_09a03384-263e-43f1-8e33-6da93775eedd.jpg?v=1777265930","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/martin-chuzzlewit-charles-dickens-9781853262050","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}