Dickens's first novel, serialized in 1836 and 1837, is a loosely structured series of comic travelers' tales following Samuel Pickwick and his three friends to various towns around England. The book is renowned for its easy good humor and rich cast of characters, but it is nevertheless not without a touch of Dickens's characteristic social criticism, which would become much more pronounced in his later novels.
- Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres, Fiction + Literature Themes
- Subgenre: Literary, Human Qualities + Behavior, Classics, Types of Characters, Society + Social Issues, Stages of Life, Family + Friendship, Conflicts + Dualities, Humorous Fiction, Love + Relationships + Sex, Settings, Sports + Games, Legal + Courtroom + Crime, Work + the Workplace
- Publisher: Modern Library
- Format: paperback
- Release Date: August 1, 2003
- Date Published: August 1, 2003
- Author: Charles Dickens