The Pickwick Papers
By Charles Dickens
57 chapters
In 1836, publisher Chapman & Hall asked Dickens to write descriptions to a series of comic "cockney sporting plates" by Robert Seymour, and connect them into a novel. Released in 19 issues, The Pickwick papers helped to popularize serialized fiction and cliffhanger endings.
In 1836, publisher Chapman & Hall asked Dickens to write descriptions to a series of comic "cockney sporting plates" by Robert Seymour, and connect them into a novel. Released in 19 issues, The Pickwick papers helped to popularize serialized fiction and cliffhanger endings.