Martin Chuzzlewit (Version 3)


Dickens portrayal of selfishness, in this case in the Chuzzlewit family. Old Martin has a great fortune, and everyone wants in on it, especially distant cousin Seth Pecksniff. Meanwhile, his grandson, young Martin, has fallen in love with his grandfather's ward Mary and is disinherited, sending young Martin on an adventure in America from which he will return a changed man. Will he win Mary? Also featuring the dastardly villain Jonas Chuzzlewit, young Martin's cousin, and the hilarious nurse/midwife Sarah Gamp, who is usually found in a state of intoxication. - Summary by Brad J Filippone (33 hr 35 min)

Chapters

Preface
CHAPTER ONE - INTRODUCTORY, CONCERNING THE PEDIGREE OF THE CHUZZLEWIT FAMILY
CHAPTER TWO - WHEREIN CERTAIN PERSONS ARE PRESENTED TO THE READER, WITH WHOM H…
CHAPTER THREE - IN WHICH CERTAIN OTHER PERSONS ARE INTRODUCED; ON THE SAME TER…
CHAPTER FOUR - FROM WHICH IT WILL APPEAR THAT IF UNION BE STRENGTH, AND FAMILY…
CHAPTER FIVE - CONTAINING A FULL ACCOUNT OF THE INSTALLATION OF MR PECKSNIFF’S …
CHAPTER SIX - COMPRISES, AMONG OTHER IMPORTANT MATTERS, PECKSNIFFIAN AND ARCHI…
CHAPTER SEVEN - IN WHICH MR CHEVY SLYME ASSERTS THE INDEPENDENCE OF HIS SPIRIT…
CHAPTER EIGHT - ACCOMPANIES MR PECKSNIFF AND HIS CHARMING DAUGHTERS TO THE CIT…
CHAPTER NINE - TOWN AND TODGER’S
CHAPTER TEN - CONTAINING STRANGE MATTER, ON WHICH MANY EVENTS IN THIS HISTORY M…
CHAPTER ELEVEN - WHEREIN A CERTAIN GENTLEMAN BECOMES PARTICULAR IN HIS ATTENTIO…
CHAPTER TWELVE - WILL BE SEEN IN THE LONG RUN, IF NOT IN THE SHORT ONE, TO CONC…
CHAPTER THIRTEEN SHOWING WHAT BECAME OF MARTIN AND HIS DESPARATE RESOLVE, AFTER…
CHAPTER FOURTEEN - IN WHICH MARTIN BIDS ADIEU TO THE LADY OF HIS LOVE; AND HONO…
CHAPTER FIFTEEN - THE BURDEN WHEREOF, IS HAIL COLUMBIA!
CHAPTER SIXTEEN - MARTIN DISEMBARKS FROM THAT NOBLE AND FAST-SAILING LINE-OF-PA…
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN - MARTIN ENLARGES HIS CIRCLE OF AQUAINTANCE; INCREASES HIS ST…
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN - DOES BUSINESS WITH THE HOUSE OF ANTHONY CHUZZLEWIT AND SON, …
CHAPTER NINETEEN - THE READER IS BROUGHT INTO COMMUNICATION WITH SOME PROFESSIO…
CHAPTER TWENTY - IS A CHAPTER OF LOVE
CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE - MORE AMERICAN EXPERIENCES, MARTIN TAKES A PARTNER, AND MAK…
CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO - FROM WHICH IT WILL BE SEEN THAT MARTIN BECAME A LION OF HI…
CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE - MARTIN AND HIS PARTNER TAKE POSSESSION OF THEIR ESTATE. …
CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR - REPORTS PROGRESS IN CERTAIN HOMELY MATTERS OF LOVE, HATRE…
CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE - IS IN PART PROFESSIONAL, AND FURNISHES THE READER WITH SO…
CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX - AN UNEXPECTED MEETING, AND A PROMISING PROSPECT
CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN - SHOWING THAT OLD FRIENDS MAY NOT ONLY APPEAR WITH NEW FA…
CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT - MR. MONTAGUE AT HOME. AND MR. JONAS CHUZZLEWIT AT HOME
CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE - IN WHICH SOME PEOPLE ARE PRECOCIOUS, OTHERS PROFESSIONAL,…
CHAPTER THIRTY - PROVES THAT CHANGES MAY BE RUNG IN THE BEST-REGULATED FAMILIES…
CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE - MR PINCH IS DISCHARGED OF A DUTY WHICH HE NEVER OWED TO AN…
CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO - TREATS OF TODGER’S AGAIN; AND OF ANOTHER BLIGHTED PLANT BE…
CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE - FURTHER PROCEEDINGS IN EDEN, AND A PROCEEDING OUT OF IT.…
CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR - IN WHICH THE TRAVELLERS MOVE HOMEWARD, AND ENCOUNTER SOME…
CHAPTER THIRTY-FIVE - ARRIVING IN ENGLAND, MARTIN WITNESSES A CEREMONY, FROM WH…
CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX - TOM PINCH DEPARTS TO SEEK HIS FORTUNE. WHAT HE FINDS AT ST…
CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVEN - TOM PINCH, GOING ASTRAY, FINDS THAT HE IS NOT THE ONLY P…
CHAPTER THIRTY-EIGHT - SECRET SERVICE
CHAPTER THIRTY-NINE - CONTAINING SOME FURTHER PARTICULARS OF THE DOMESTIC ECONO…
CHAPTER FORTY - THE PINCHES MAKE A NEW ACQUAINTANCE, AND HAVE FRESH OCCASION FO…
CHAPTER FORTY-ONE - MR JONAS AND HIS FRIEND, ARRIVING AT A PLEASANT UNDERSTANDI…
CHAPTER FORTY-TWO - CONTINUATION OF THE ENTERPRISE OF MR JONAS AND HIS FRIEND
CHAPTER FORTY-THREE - HAS AN INFLUENCE ON THE FORTUNES OF SEVERAL PEOPLE. MR PE…
CHAPTER FORTY-FOUR - FURTHER CONTINUATION OF THE ENTERPRISE OF MR JONAS AND HIS…
CHAPTER FORTY-FIVE - IN WHICH TOM PINCH AND HIS SISTER TAKE A LITTLE PLEASURE; …
CHAPTER FORTY-SIX - IN WHICH MISS PECKSNIFF MAKES LOVE, MR JONAS MAKES WRATH, M…
CHAPTER FORTY-SEVEN - CONCLUSION OF THE ENTERPRISE OF MR JONAS AND HIS FRIEND
CHAPTER FORTY-EIGHT - BEARS TIDINGS OF MARTIN AND OF MARK, AS WELL AS OF A THIR…
CHAPTER FORTY-NINE - IN WHICH MRS HARRIS ASSISTED BY A TEAPOT, IS THE CAUSE OF …
CHAPTER FIFTY - SURPRISES TOM PINCH VERY MUCH, AND SHOWS HOW CERTAIN CONFIDENCE…
CHAPTER FIFTY-ONE - SHEDS NEW AND BRIGHTER LIGHT UPON THE VERY DARK PLACE; AND …
CHAPTER FIFTY-TWO - IN WHICH THE TABLES ARE TURNED, COMPLETELY UPSIDE DOWN
CHAPTER FIFTY-THREE WHAT JOHN WESTLOCK - SAID TO TOM PINCH’S SISTER; WHAT TOM P…
CHAPTER FIFTY-FOUR - GIVES THE AUTHOR GREAT CONCERN. FOR IT IS THE LAST IN THE …