false 916247 <![CDATA[Martin Chuzzlewit (Wordsworth Classics)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179432366m/916247.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179432366s/916247.jpg 1990 95 901325 book 1884 Martin Chuzzlewit (Penguin Classics) total:685|5:148|4:252|3:206|2:65|1:14| 685 2510 1291 61 239579 3.74 208163 10925 10009752 113127 400889 0140621652 9780140621655 2 <![CDATA[Martin Chuzzlewit]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174443272m/400889.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174443272s/400889.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/400889.Martin_Chuzzlewit 3.40 10 1884 4 2 false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed Dec 05 18:45:53 -0800 2007 Wed Dec 05 18:51:33 -0800 2007
Things I noticed about the book that I hadn't noticed before:
1. Gosh, that'...more...]]> 42402623 1072324 1990 0140436146 9780140436143 46 <![CDATA[Martin Chuzzlewit (Penguin Classics)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1159411014m/1990.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1159411014s/1990.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1990.Martin_Chuzzlewit_Penguin_Classics_ 3.65 615 Martin Chuzzlewit is the story of two Chuzzlewits, Martin and Jonas, who have inherited the characteristic Chuzzlewit selfishness. It contrasts their diverse fates: moral redemption and worldly success for one and increasingly desperate crime for the other. In her Introduction to this new edition, Patricia Ingham discusses how, in writing a story that was meant only to recommend "goodness and innocence," Dickens succeeded in exploring "the intertwining of moral sensibility and brutality."]]> 1884 0 1 false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 08 17:39:10 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 08 17:51:08 -0800 2009 more...]]> 24251242 350218 1990 0140436146 9780140436143 46 <![CDATA[Martin Chuzzlewit (Penguin Classics)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1159411014m/1990.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1159411014s/1990.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1990.Martin_Chuzzlewit_Penguin_Classics_ 3.66 685 Martin Chuzzlewit is the story of two Chuzzlewits, Martin and Jonas, who have inherited the characteristic Chuzzlewit selfishness. It contrasts their diverse fates: moral redemption and worldly success for one and increasingly desperate crime for the other. In her Introduction to this new edition, Patricia Ingham discusses how, in writing a story that was meant only to recommend "goodness and innocence," Dickens succeeded in exploring "the intertwining of moral sensibility and brutality."]]> 1884 4 1 false Sat Aug 04 00:00:00 -0700 2001 Wed Jun 11 12:05:53 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 11 12:18:00 -0700 2008 more...]]> 76875412 1719730 777186 0192545094 9780192545091 3 <![CDATA[Martin Chuzzlewit]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178256198m/777186.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178256198s/777186.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/777186.Martin_Chuzzlewit 3.90 10 Dickens is famous for the characters he created and his descriptions. A man of tremendous energy, he spent hours a day walking the London streets from which his characters and scenes came.

Most of Dickens' work was in magazine serial form. Quiet Vision publishes not only Dickens' well known works but also many of his lesser known but still well crafted works.

]]> 1884 5 1 false Fri Dec 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 05 19:32:48 -0800 2009 Sun Dec 06 13:34:13 -0800 2009 52480747 2038538 1990 0140436146 9780140436143 46 <![CDATA[Martin Chuzzlewit (Penguin Classics)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1159411014m/1990.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1159411014s/1990.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1990.Martin_Chuzzlewit_Penguin_Classics_ 3.66 685 Martin Chuzzlewit is the story of two Chuzzlewits, Martin and Jonas, who have inherited the characteristic Chuzzlewit selfishness. It contrasts their diverse fates: moral redemption and worldly success for one and increasingly desperate crime for the other. In her Introduction to this new edition, Patricia Ingham discusses how, in writing a story that was meant only to recommend "goodness and innocence," Dickens succeeded in exploring "the intertwining of moral sensibility and brutality."]]> 1884 3 0 false Thu Apr 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 13 06:31:55 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 30 16:24:02 -0700 2009 Had we but world enough and time
seven hundr...more...]]> 61982456 2482609 1990 0140436146 9780140436143 46 <![CDATA[Martin Chuzzlewit (Penguin Classics)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1159411014m/1990.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1159411014s/1990.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1990.Martin_Chuzzlewit_Penguin_Classics_ 3.66 685 Martin Chuzzlewit is the story of two Chuzzlewits, Martin and Jonas, who have inherited the characteristic Chuzzlewit selfishness. It contrasts their diverse fates: moral redemption and worldly success for one and increasingly desperate crime for the other. In her Introduction to this new edition, Patricia Ingham discusses how, in writing a story that was meant only to recommend "goodness and innocence," Dickens succeeded in exploring "the intertwining of moral sensibility and brutality."]]> 1884 5 1 false Thu Jul 02 21:27:12 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 10 15:39:32 -0700 2009 more...]]> 74677999 290848 6934852 1433254026 9781433254024 1 <![CDATA[Martin Chuzzlewit]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6934852-martin-chuzzlewit 3.00 1 1884 3 1 false Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Oct 15 18:51:57 -0700 2009 Sat Nov 07 09:03:05 -0800 2009
My main pet peeve I'll get out of the way first: the America-bashing interludes. Not trying to be thin-skinned, but it was quite heavy-handed, adding nothing to the plot in my opinion. Dickens himself adds a postscript of "...more...]]> 69406937 1188508 1990 0140436146 9780140436143 46 <![CDATA[Martin Chuzzlewit (Penguin Classics)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1159411014m/1990.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1159411014s/1990.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1990.Martin_Chuzzlewit_Penguin_Classics_ 3.66 685 Martin Chuzzlewit is the story of two Chuzzlewits, Martin and Jonas, who have inherited the characteristic Chuzzlewit selfishness. It contrasts their diverse fates: moral redemption and worldly success for one and increasingly desperate crime for the other. In her Introduction to this new edition, Patricia Ingham discusses how, in writing a story that was meant only to recommend "goodness and innocence," Dickens succeeded in exploring "the intertwining of moral sensibility and brutality."]]> 1884 3 0 false Sun Dec 06 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Aug 29 22:36:08 -0700 2009 Sun Dec 06 21:51:06 -0800 2009 more...]]> 54378668 532433 1990 0140436146 9780140436143 46 <![CDATA[Martin Chuzzlewit (Penguin Classics)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1159411014m/1990.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1159411014s/1990.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1990.Martin_Chuzzlewit_Penguin_Classics_ 3.66 685 Martin Chuzzlewit is the story of two Chuzzlewits, Martin and Jonas, who have inherited the characteristic Chuzzlewit selfishness. It contrasts their diverse fates: moral redemption and worldly success for one and increasingly desperate crime for the other. In her Introduction to this new edition, Patricia Ingham discusses how, in writing a story that was meant only to recommend "goodness and innocence," Dickens succeeded in exploring "the intertwining of moral sensibility and brutality."]]> 1884 4 1 false Mon Jun 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 29 11:40:18 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 18 19:52:15 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 53288614 344179 1990 0140436146 9780140436143 46 <![CDATA[Martin Chuzzlewit (Penguin Classics)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1159411014m/1990.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1159411014s/1990.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1990.Martin_Chuzzlewit_Penguin_Classics_ 3.66 685 Martin Chuzzlewit is the story of two Chuzzlewits, Martin and Jonas, who have inherited the characteristic Chuzzlewit selfishness. It contrasts their diverse fates: moral redemption and worldly success for one and increasingly desperate crime for the other. In her Introduction to this new edition, Patricia Ingham discusses how, in writing a story that was meant only to recommend "goodness and innocence," Dickens succeeded in exploring "the intertwining of moral sensibility and brutality."]]> 1884 3 0 false Fri Jun 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 19 19:25:25 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 17 04:38:06 -0700 2009 more...]]> 37738375 1717549 1990 0140436146 9780140436143 46 <![CDATA[Martin Chuzzlewit (Penguin Classics)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1159411014m/1990.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1159411014s/1990.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1990.Martin_Chuzzlewit_Penguin_Classics_ 3.66 685 Martin Chuzzlewit is the story of two Chuzzlewits, Martin and Jonas, who have inherited the characteristic Chuzzlewit selfishness. It contrasts their diverse fates: moral redemption and worldly success for one and increasingly desperate crime for the other. In her Introduction to this new edition, Patricia Ingham discusses how, in writing a story that was meant only to recommend "goodness and innocence," Dickens succeeded in exploring "the intertwining of moral sensibility and brutality."]]> 1884 1 0 false Wed Jan 07 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 14 13:25:28 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 07 21:38:08 -0800 2009
First, I have to mention that everyone else at book club gave up on this. We couldn't even watch the miniseries! I think we ...more...]]> 30715638 388385 1990 0140436146 9780140436143 46 <![CDATA[Martin Chuzzlewit (Penguin Classics)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1159411014m/1990.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1159411014s/1990.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1990.Martin_Chuzzlewit_Penguin_Classics_ 3.66 685 Martin Chuzzlewit is the story of two Chuzzlewits, Martin and Jonas, who have inherited the characteristic Chuzzlewit selfishness. It contrasts their diverse fates: moral redemption and worldly success for one and increasingly desperate crime for the other. In her Introduction to this new edition, Patricia Ingham discusses how, in writing a story that was meant only to recommend "goodness and innocence," Dickens succeeded in exploring "the intertwining of moral sensibility and brutality."]]> 1884 3 1 false Tue Oct 07 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 20 16:15:06 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 08 09:28:51 -0700 2008
While Martin Chuzzlewit is perhaps not the most famous novel by Dickens, it possesses all of the qualities of a typical novel by him: it is very wordy, it contains so many characters (all of them colorful) that you may confuse some of them, it pit...more...]]> 18364724 687087 1990 0140436146 9780140436143 46 <![CDATA[Martin Chuzzlewit (Penguin Classics)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1159411014m/1990.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1159411014s/1990.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1990.Martin_Chuzzlewit_Penguin_Classics_ 3.66 685 Martin Chuzzlewit is the story of two Chuzzlewits, Martin and Jonas, who have inherited the characteristic Chuzzlewit selfishness. It contrasts their diverse fates: moral redemption and worldly success for one and increasingly desperate crime for the other. In her Introduction to this new edition, Patricia Ingham discusses how, in writing a story that was meant only to recommend "goodness and innocence," Dickens succeeded in exploring "the intertwining of moral sensibility and brutality."]]> 1884 5 0 false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Mar 22 05:43:56 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 25 17:15:16 -0700 2008
What really made the novel enjoyable for me were all the different characters who come tog...more...]]> 65927433 738974 1990 0140436146 9780140436143 46 <![CDATA[Martin Chuzzlewit (Penguin Classics)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1159411014m/1990.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1159411014s/1990.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1990.Martin_Chuzzlewit_Penguin_Classics_ 3.66 685 Martin Chuzzlewit is the story of two Chuzzlewits, Martin and Jonas, who have inherited the characteristic Chuzzlewit selfishness. It contrasts their diverse fates: moral redemption and worldly success for one and increasingly desperate crime for the other. In her Introduction to this new edition, Patricia Ingham discusses how, in writing a story that was meant only to recommend "goodness and innocence," Dickens succeeded in exploring "the intertwining of moral sensibility and brutality."]]> 1884 4 0 false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 02 18:09:43 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 02 18:15:17 -0700 2009 more...]]> 34222924 1093212 1990 0140436146 9780140436143 46 <![CDATA[Martin Chuzzlewit (Penguin Classics)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1159411014m/1990.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1159411014s/1990.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1990.Martin_Chuzzlewit_Penguin_Classics_ 3.66 685 Martin Chuzzlewit is the story of two Chuzzlewits, Martin and Jonas, who have inherited the characteristic Chuzzlewit selfishness. It contrasts their diverse fates: moral redemption and worldly success for one and increasingly desperate crime for the other. In her Introduction to this new edition, Patricia Ingham discusses how, in writing a story that was meant only to recommend "goodness and innocence," Dickens succeeded in exploring "the intertwining of moral sensibility and brutality."]]> 1884 4 0 false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Sep 30 14:40:54 -0700 2008 Wed Dec 31 15:36:02 -0800 2008
It's got the great Dickens ingredients like biting satire and me...more...]]> 41827990 1854336 1990 0140436146 9780140436143 46 <![CDATA[Martin Chuzzlewit (Penguin Classics)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1159411014m/1990.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1159411014s/1990.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1990.Martin_Chuzzlewit_Penguin_Classics_ 3.66 685 Martin Chuzzlewit is the story of two Chuzzlewits, Martin and Jonas, who have inherited the characteristic Chuzzlewit selfishness. It contrasts their diverse fates: moral redemption and worldly success for one and increasingly desperate crime for the other. In her Introduction to this new edition, Patricia Ingham discusses how, in writing a story that was meant only to recommend "goodness and innocence," Dickens succeeded in exploring "the intertwining of moral sensibility and brutality."]]> 1884 5 0 false Sun Jun 08 00:00:00 -0700 2003 Sun Jan 04 08:05:49 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 04 08:05:49 -0800 2009 more...]]> 17485667 835567 1990 0140436146 9780140436143 46 <![CDATA[Martin Chuzzlewit (Penguin Classics)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1159411014m/1990.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1159411014s/1990.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1990.Martin_Chuzzlewit_Penguin_Classics_ 3.66 685 Martin Chuzzlewit is the story of two Chuzzlewits, Martin and Jonas, who have inherited the characteristic Chuzzlewit selfishness. It contrasts their diverse fates: moral redemption and worldly success for one and increasingly desperate crime for the other. In her Introduction to this new edition, Patricia Ingham discusses how, in writing a story that was meant only to recommend "goodness and innocence," Dickens succeeded in exploring "the intertwining of moral sensibility and brutality."]]> 1884 5 0 false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Mar 10 20:50:35 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 10 20:59:03 -0700 2008 more...]]> 73273740 1386712 1990 0140436146 9780140436143 46 <![CDATA[Martin Chuzzlewit (Penguin Classics)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1159411014m/1990.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1159411014s/1990.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1990.Martin_Chuzzlewit_Penguin_Classics_ 3.66 685 Martin Chuzzlewit is the story of two Chuzzlewits, Martin and Jonas, who have inherited the characteristic Chuzzlewit selfishness. It contrasts their diverse fates: moral redemption and worldly success for one and increasingly desperate crime for the other. In her Introduction to this new edition, Patricia Ingham discusses how, in writing a story that was meant only to recommend "goodness and innocence," Dickens succeeded in exploring "the intertwining of moral sensibility and brutality."]]> 1884 4 1 false Fri Oct 02 22:36:07 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 02 22:39:52 -0700 2009 more...]]> 55141602 2110371 1106033 086225096X 9780862250966 1 <![CDATA[Martin Chuzzlewit]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1106033.Martin_Chuzzlewit 4.67 3 Martin Chuzzlewit is the story of two Chuzzlewits, Martin and Jonas, who have inherited the characteristic Chuzzlewit selfishness. It contrasts their diverse fates: moral redemption and worldly success for one and increasingly desperate crime for the other. In her Introduction to this new edition, Patricia Ingham discusses how, in writing a story that was meant only to recommend "goodness and innocence," Dickens succeeded in exploring "the intertwining of moral sensibility and brutality."]]> 1884 5 0 false Sun Oct 18 00:00:00 -0700 1998 Wed May 06 09:12:30 -0700 2009 Wed May 06 09:17:19 -0700 2009 51885728 748380 1990 0140436146 9780140436143 46 <![CDATA[Martin Chuzzlewit (Penguin Classics)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1159411014m/1990.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1159411014s/1990.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1990.Martin_Chuzzlewit_Penguin_Classics_ 3.66 685 Martin Chuzzlewit is the story of two Chuzzlewits, Martin and Jonas, who have inherited the characteristic Chuzzlewit selfishness. It contrasts their diverse fates: moral redemption and worldly success for one and increasingly desperate crime for the other. In her Introduction to this new edition, Patricia Ingham discusses how, in writing a story that was meant only to recommend "goodness and innocence," Dickens succeeded in exploring "the intertwining of moral sensibility and brutality."]]> 1884 5 0 false Tue Apr 07 20:04:57 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 08 11:18:34 -0700 2009 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=916247