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CONTENTS

CHAPTER IPAGE
The Pickwickians[1]
CHAPTER II
The First Day’s Journey, and the First Evening’s Adventures; with their Consequences[7]
CHAPTER III
A New Acquaintance. The Stroller’s Tale. A Disagreeable Interruption, and an Unpleasant Encounter[39]
CHAPTER IV
A Field-Day and Bivouac. More New Friends. An Invitation to the Country[52]
CHAPTER V
A Short One. Showing, among other Matters, how Mr. Pickwick undertook to Drive, and Mr. Winkle to Ride; and how they both did it[66]
CHAPTER VI
An Old-fashioned Card-party. The Clergyman’s Verses. The Story of the Convict’s Return[78]
CHAPTER VII
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[95]
CHAPTER VIII
Strongly Illustrative of the Position, that the Course of True Love is not a Railway[111]
CHAPTER IX
A Discovery and a Chase[126]
CHAPTER X
Clearing up all Doubts (if any Existed) of the Disinterestedness of Mr. Jingle’s Character[136]
CHAPTER XI
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[152]
CHAPTER XII
Descriptive of a very important Proceeding on the part of Mr. Pickwick; no less an Epoch in his Life, than in this History[173]
CHAPTER XIII
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[181]
CHAPTER XIV
Comprising a Brief Description of the Company at the Peacock assembled; and a Tale told by a Bagman[202]
CHAPTER XV
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[222]
CHAPTER XVI
Too full of Adventure to be Briefly Described[238]
CHAPTER XVII
Showing that an Attack of Rheumatism in some cases, acts as a Quickener to Inventive Genius[261]
CHAPTER XVIII
Briefly illustrative of Two Points;—First, the Power of Hysterics, and, Secondly, the Force of Circumstances[271]
CHAPTER XIX
A Pleasant Day, with an Unpleasant Termination[283]
CHAPTER XX
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[300]
CHAPTER XXI
In which the Old Man launches forth into his Favourite Theme, and relates a Story about a Queer Client[319]
CHAPTER XXII
Mr. Pickwick Journeys to Ipswich, and meets with a Romantic Adventure with a Middle-aged Lady in Yellow Curl-papers[338]
CHAPTER XXIII
In which Mr. Samuel Weller begins to devote his Energies to the Return Match between himself and Mr. Trotter[357]
CHAPTER XXIV
Wherein Mr. Peter Magnus grows jealous, and the Middle-aged Lady apprehensive, which brings the Pickwickians within the Grasp of the Law[367]
CHAPTER XXV
Showing, among a variety of Pleasant Matters, how Majestic and Impartial Mr. Nupkins was, and how Mr. Weller returned Mr. Job Trotter’s Shuttlecock as heavily as it came. With another Matter, which will be found in its Place[385]
CHAPTER XXVI
Which contains a Brief Account of the Progress of the Action of Bardell against Pickwick[407]
CHAPTER XXVII
Samuel Weller makes a Pilgrimage to Dorking, and beholds his Mother-in-law[415]
CHAPTER XXVIII
A Good-humoured Christmas Chapter, containing an Account of a Wedding, and some other Sports beside: which although in their Way even as Good Customs as Marriage itself, are not quite so religiously kept up, in these Degenerate Times[426]

ILLUSTRATIONS

IN COLOUR
The Pickwick Club[Frontispiece]
“Wo—o!” cried Mr. Pickwick. “Wo—o!” echoed Mr. Tupman and Mr. Snodgrass from the binFacing page [70]
Mr. Pickwick ran to his assistance[72]
“Bless my soul!” said Mr. Winkle, “I declare I forgot the cap”[98]
“Love to Tuppy—won’t you get up behind?—drive on, boys,” replied Jingle[134]
Sam at the White Hart[142]
At the table sat Mr. Tupman, looking as unlike a man who had taken his leave of this world as possible[156]
“She looked up in Tom’s face and smiled through her tears”[220]
“I won’t suffer this barrow to be moved another step unless Winkle carries that gun of his in a different manner”[286]
“Take example of your father, my boy, and be very careful o’ widders all your life”[310]
“I trust, ma’am,” resumed Mr. Pickwick, “that my unblemished character and the devoted respect I entertain for your sex——”[354]
“Mother-in-law,” said Sam, “how are you?”[418]
A distant response is heard from the yard, and Mr. Pickwick and Mr. Tupman come running down it[430]