Charles Dickens: Martin Chuzzlewit

THEMES:
~ A Satire on the Family. Selfishness & Greed.
~ Idols & Worshippers; Monuments; Facades; Pretences; Hypocrisy.
~ Transformations, real or assumed, of Characters.

Year the First, 2006-07

~ 16 September 2006 ~
1: Pedigrees; & The Chuzzlewits ~ 3pp to ‘... on the part of a commentator.’
2: Mr Pecksniff & Morality; Charity & Mercy; Pinch & Westlock ~ 14pp to ‘... meet the mail.’
3: Old Martin at The Blue Dragon ~ 12pp to ‘... shining about his head.’

~ 21 October ~
4: A Family Get-together: Slyme, Spottletoe, &c ~ Entire.
5: The Pecksniff Family welcome Young Martin ~ Skip 16pp to ‘Mr Pecksniff had clearly ...’ then to end.
6: A Journey is Foreseen, with Olive-branches ~ 4pp to ‘... pack up my portmanteau.’

~18 November ~
7: Transactions & Departures ~ Entire.
8: A Trip to London, & to Mrs Todgers’s ~ Entire.

~ 20 January 2007 ~
9: An Evening at Todgers’s ~ Entire.
10: A Visitation by Old Martin ~ 5pp to ‘Will you do so now?’

~17 February ~
11: Mr Jonas Pays a Call ~ 13pp to ‘... hold him back in vain.’
12: A Rupture, & A Desperate Resolve ~ Skip 16pp to ‘At length the noise ...’ then to end.
13: Another Trip to London ~ 10pp to ‘... they parted company.’
14: ~ OMIT.

~ 17 March ~
15: Aboard The Screw ~ 6pp to ‘... such exciting circumstances.’
16: Land Ho! ~ Entire.
17: ~ OMIT.

~ 21 April ~
18: A Senior Partner Retires ~ Entire.
19: Professional Persons ~ Entire.

~ 19 May ~
20: A Marriage Transaction ~ 12pp to ‘... haven’t a sacrifice to make.’
21: Bright Prospects ~ 2pp to ‘... quite complete and reg’lar.’ A Land Transaction ~ from ‘The General was one of the party ...’ 5pp to ‘... worthy of your a-dopted country!’
22: ~ OMIT.
23: Jollities of Eden ~ Entire.

Year the Second, 2007-08

~15 September 2007 ~
24: Reports progress in certain homely matters ... ~ Entire.
25: Is in part professional ... ~ 12pp to “... I never takes a drop beyond!”

~ 20 October ~
26: An unexpected meeting, and a promising prospect ~ Entire.
27: Showing that old friends may not only appear with new faces ...” ~ Entire.

~ 17 November ~
28: Mr Montague at home. And Mr Jonas Chuzzlewit at home ~ Entire.
29, 30, 31: ~ OMIT.
32: Treats of Todgers’s again; and of another blighted plant ... ~ Entire.
33, 34, 35, 36: ~ OMIT.
37: Tom Pinch, going astray ... ~ Entire.

~ 19 January 2008 ~
38: Secret service ~ Entire.
39: ~ OMIT.
40: ~ The Pinches make a new acquaintance ... ~ Entire.

~ 16 February ~
41: Mr Jonas and his friend ... ~ Entire.
42: Continuation of the enterprise ... ~ Entire.
43: ~ OMIT.
44: Further continuation of the enterprise ... ~ Entire.

~ 15 March ~
45: ~ OMIT.
46: In which Miss Pecksniff makes love ... ~ Entire.
47: Conclusion of the enterprise ... ~ Entire.

~ 19 April ~
48: ~ OMIT.
49: In which Mrs Harris ... ~ 7pp to “... in the temper also.”
50: ~ OMIT.
51: Conclusion of the enterprise ... ~ Entire.

~ 17 May ~
52: In which the tables are turned ... ~ Entire.
50: ~ OMIT.
54: Gives the author great concern ... ~ Entire.

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