THE POSTHUMOUS PAPERS OF THE PICKWICK CLUB
Author:
Charles Dickens
First edition:
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, 1837.
Main illustrators:
Aldin Born Conrad Eliott Giffey Reynolds Seymour
In short:
Curious characters gather around Samuel Pickwick, founder of the club, and Sam Weller, his humble servant. They are Tracy Tupman, Auguste Snodgrass and Nathaniel Winkle, responsible for the amusement of other memebers of the club, narrating their adventures and misfortunes. Always under a satirical mood, the book celebrates a certain England where the most absurd social conventions give rise to an unexpected poetry.
Selection of edition:
Pickwick Papers, illustrated by R. Seymour, 1836.
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, illustrated by C. Aldin, Chapman, 1910.
Posthume Papers of the Pickwick Club, illustrated by F. Reynolds, Hodder, 1912.
Les Aventures de M. Pickwick, illustrated by R. Giffey, Delagrave, 1924.
Les Aventures de M. Pickwick, illustrated by H. Eliott, Hachette, 1935.
More about Pickwick:
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club were published in monthly serialization from 1836 to 1837.