The Madman describes himself as the grandson of a mentally ill man. He became wealthy, inheriting an estate. Over time, his mental health deteriorates until he is placed in a mental institution
Pickwick Papers, The
A Madman's Manuscript was probably written as a short story for independent publication, but was incorporated into Pickwick Papers as part of chapter 11. Later editors include it in collections of ghost stories.
Narrated in first person, the story...
Mr. Nadgett is a private investigator hired by Tigg Montague to provide information on the customers of the Anglo-Bengalee Disinterested Loan and Life Assurance Company. He is a short, dried-up, withered old man with shabby, threadbare clothes. ...
Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit, The
Martin Chuzzlewit appeared in monthly parts, January 1843-July 1844, as Charles Dickens' sixth novel. The novel was not as successful as earlier novels, although Dickens thought it was best of his stories to that point. Dickens' 1842 trip to...
Jack Bamber is an attorney's clerk who frequently talks about the Inns of Court. He lives alone, almost in seclusion. He is a visionary and a good friend of Mr. Pickwick. When Master Humphrey's club needs an additional member to fill the six...
Master Humphrey's Clock; Pickwick Papers, The
Master Humphrey's Clock is a series of short stories written by Charles Dickens in 1840-1841. Master Humphrey forms a club of a few close friends which meets once a week in the room where his favorite clock is located. These friends place...
Mr. Thomas Codlin is a Joint-proprietor with Short of a travelling Punch and Judy show
Old Curiosity Shop, The
The Old Curiosity Shop is Dickens's fourth novel, and one of two novels Dickens wrote for the short-lived magazine Master Humphrey's Clock, begun in March 1840 and finished in January 1941. It was published as a separate book in 1841. The novel...
The Master of Ceremonies at the Bath Pump Room. "A charming young man, of not much more than fifty; dressed in a very bright blue coat, with resplendent buttons, black trousers, and the thinnest possible pair of highly polished boots. A gold...
Pickwick Papers, The
A series of adventures of Mr. Samuel Pickwick and three friends, who travel around the environs of London
A disreputable medical student, friend of Bob Sawyer, whom he wanted his sister to marry. He later went to Bengal. "A coarse, stout, thick-set young man, with black hair cut rather short, and a white face cut rather long -embellished with...
Pickwick Papers, The
A series of adventures of Mr. Samuel Pickwick and three friends, who travel around the environs of London
The judge who presided at the Bardell and Pickwick Trial. "Mr. Justice Stareleigh was a most particularly short man, and so fat that he seemed all face and waistcoat. He rolled in upon two little turned legs; and having bobbed gravely to the...
Pickwick Papers, The
A series of adventures of Mr. Samuel Pickwick and three friends, who travel around the environs of London
One of Sleary's circus troupe. "His face, close-shaven, thin, and sallow, was shaded by a great quantity of dark hair, brushed into a roll all round his head, and parted up the centre. His legs were very robust, but shorter than legs of good...
Hard Times
A satire on Utilitarianism set in a provincial industrial town, portraying the dreariness of life for industrial workers, the hopelessness of decent people trapped in a failed marriage, and the fallacy of mechanical theories of human nature
Mr. Nadgett is a private investigator hired by Tigg Montague to provide information on the customers of the Anglo-Bengalee Disinterested Loan and Life Assurance Company. He is a short, dried-up, withered old man with shabby, threadbare clothes. ...
Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit
Martin Chuzzlewit appeared in monthly parts, January 1843-July 1844, as Charles Dickens' sixth novel. The novel was not as successful as earlier novels, although Dickens thought it was best of his stories to that point. Dickens' 1842 trip to...
A London grocer who was left a fortune. "Once upon a time there dwelt in a narrow street, on the Surrey side of the water, within three minutes' walk of Old London Bridge, Mr. Joseph Tuggs, a little dark-faced man, with shiny hair, twinkling...
Tuggses at Ramsgate, The
A series of papers of a humorous character dealing with life and scenes, chiefly in London, at the time of publication and the earlier part of the nineteenth century
A bar parlour orator. "A stoutish man of about forty, whose short stiff black hair curled closely round a broad high forehead, and a face to which something besides water and exercise had communicated a rather inflamed appearance"
Parlour Orator, The
A series of papers of a humorous character dealing with life and scenes, chiefly in London, at the time of publication and the earlier part of the nineteenth century
She is the elderly housekeeper of Arthur Gride. She is short, very skinny, palsy-stricken and hideously ugly. She is almost deaf and can barely hear anything. She is jealous that her master is getting married and afraid that she will be put out...
Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, The
Nicholas Nickleby, Dickens' third novel, is about social injustice in England. Nicholas Nickleby's father dies and the family, Nicholas, sister Kate, and their mother, are forced to move to London to ask for assistance from their Uncle Ralph...
He is a collector of water rates and the wealthy uncle of Mrs. Kenwigs. He was a short sixty-year old man who dressed in drabs and gaiters. He leaves London and marries Miss Petowker, but she later elopes with another man. He then returns to his...
Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, The
Nicholas Nickleby, Dickens' third novel, is about social injustice in England. Nicholas Nickleby's father dies and the family, Nicholas, sister Kate, and their mother, are forced to move to London to ask for assistance from their Uncle Ralph...
He is the cruel school master of Dotheboys Hall, where he boards unwanted boys. He is a short, one eyed man with half his face being wrinkled and puckered up. He is approximately 52 years old with a harsh voice and a coarse manner. He constantly...
Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, The
Nicholas Nickleby, Dickens' third novel, is about social injustice in England. Nicholas Nickleby's father dies and the family, Nicholas, sister Kate, and their mother, are forced to move to London to ask for assistance from their Uncle Ralph...
He is a large heavy man, who is the manager of the Crummles theatre troupe. He has short black hair and a hoarse voice. His wife and children also share the stage in his troupe. He offers Nicholas and Smite employment as actors and they live...
Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, The
Nicholas Nickleby, Dickens' third novel, is about social injustice in England. Nicholas Nickleby's father dies and the family, Nicholas, sister Kate, and their mother, are forced to move to London to ask for assistance from their Uncle Ralph...
Mr. Harris is also called "Short Trotters". He partners with Codlin and is the puppeteer of the Punch and Judy Show
Old Curiosity Shop, The
This novel is Dickens's fourth novel, and one of two novels Dickens wrote for the short-lived magazine Master Humphrey's Clock, begun in March 1840 and finished in January 1941. It was published as a separate book in 1841. The novel tells the story...
Grandfather Trent is Nell's grandfather and guardian. He regards Nell as embodying their good spirits. When he runs out of money, he takes loans from Quilp to support Nell's life. After he is unstable mentally later on, Nell protects him. In a...
Old Curiosity Shop, The
This novel is Dickens's fourth novel, and one of two novels Dickens wrote for the short-lived magazine Master Humphrey's Clock, begun in March 1840 and finished in January 1941. It was published as a separate book in 1841. The novel tells the story...
A disreputable medical student, friend of Bob Sawyer, whom he wanted his sister to marry. He later went to Bengal. A coarse, stout, thick-set young man, with black hair cut rather short, and a white face cut rather long embellished with spectacles
Pickwick Papers, The
Series of adventures of Mr. Samuel Pickwick and three friends, who travel around the environs of London
Master of Ceremonies at the Bath Pump Room. A charming young man, of not much more than fifty; dressed in a very bright blue coat, with resplendent buttons, black trousers, and the thinnest possible pair of highly polished boots. A gold eyeglass...
Pickwick Papers, The
Series of adventures of Mr. Samuel Pickwick and three friends, who travel around the environs of London
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