Pikeville Chronicles: Upper and Lower

Author: (English) Charles Dickens, translated by Zhang Wanning, Gao Shan
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Publication Date: 2003-01-01
Features: We have a new version!! The Pickwick Papers and The Pickwick Papers (Charles Dickens 200th Anniversary Edition) are now available. The Pickwick Papers published this time is Charles Dickens' breakthrough work. It mainly tells the humorous experiences of the wealthy Pickwick and his three friends traveling on a trip for "enriching knowledge," accompanied by servants, and touches upon many dark aspects of society at the time: The morally perfect and innocent Mr. Pickwick is falsely accused by a greedy and cunning widow in court, claiming he broke his promise to marry her; he falls into the hands of litigants, spends some time in debtors' prison, witnessing countless misfortunes in the world; he also meets Mr. Jingle, an adventurer and rogue, who is one of the most interesting characters in the novel. However, the tone of the work is optimistic, offering gentle satire and critique of society. Real life is painted with pastoral poetry; a bright and optimistic, lively feeling makes reality seem warm. Every time the innocent members of the "Pickwick Club" encounter their shrewd and hypocritical fellow countrymen, the humor they create, along with the witty sayings of their clever servants, immediately reveals the author's critical perspective, sharp pen, and humorous, playful puns, as well as the exaggerated caricatures of the characters.