Pickwick Papers, The by Charles Dickens (1812 - 1870)

The Pickwickians

The first Day's Journey, and the first Evening's Adventures; with their Consequences

A new Acquaintance--The Stroller's Tale--A disagreeable Interruption, and an unpleasant Encounter

A Field Day and Bivouac--More new Friends--An Invitation to the Country

A short one--Showing, among other Matters, how Mr. Pickwick undertook to drive, and Mr. Winkle to ride, and how they both did it

An Old-Fashioned Card-Party — The Clergyman’s Verses — The Story Of The Convict’s Return

How Mr. Winkle, instead of shooting at the Pigeon and killing the Crow, shot at the Crow and wounded the Pigeon; how the Dingley Dell Cricket Club played All-Muggleton, and how All-Muggleton dined at the Dingley Dell Expense; with other interesting and instructive Matters

Strongly illustrative of the Position, that the Course of True Love is not a Railway

A Discovery and a Chase

Clearing up all Doubts (if any existed) of the Disinterestedness of Mr. A. Jingle's Character

Involving another Journey, and an Antiquarian Discovery; Recording Mr. Pickwick's Determination to be present at an Election; and containing a Manuscript of the old Clergyman's

Descriptive of a very important Proceeding on the Part of Mr. Pickwick; no less an Epoch in his Life, than in this History

Some Account of Eatanswill; of the State of Parties therein; and of the Election of a Member to serve in Parliament for that ancient, loyal, and patriotic Borough

Comprising a brief Description of the Company at the Peacock assembled; and a Tale told by a Bagman

In which is given a faithful Portraiture of two distinguished Persons; and an accurate Description of a public Breakfast in their House and Grounds: which public Breakfast leads to the Recognition of an old Acquaintance, and the Commencement of another Chapter

Too full of Adventure to be briefly described

Showing that an Attack of Rheumatism, in some Cases, acts as a Quickener to inventive Genius

Briefly illustrative of two Points; first, the Power of Hysterics, and, secondly, the Force of Circumstances

A pleasant Day with an unpleasant Termination

Showing how Dodson and Fogg were Men of Business, and their Clerks Men of pleasure; and how an affecting Interview took place between Mr. Weller and his long-lost Parent; showing also what Choice Spirits assembled at the Magpie and Stump, and what a Capital Chapter the next one will be