Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit
Charles Dickens
76 chapters · 33 h 44 min · English
Read by Debra Lynn
Satire
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Old Martin Chuzzlewit has heaps of money that has never brought him anything but misery. Estranged from his grandson and namesake, when word gets out that he is ill, he finds himself surrounded by a throng of relatives that he despises, all hoping to get a piece of the pie. He allows himself to be taken under the wing of his obsequious and hypocritical cousin, Seth Pecksniff, who is more than happy to shelter him and kowtow to him and to keep all other relatives away. Will this vulture be the one to inherit the old man’s fortune, or is there more going on than meets the eye?
Chapters
1 Preface and Postscript 10 min 2 Chapter 01 - Introductory, Concerning The Pedigree Of The Chuzzlewit Family 17 min 3 Chapter 02a - Wherein Certain Persons Are Presented To The Reader, With Whom He May, If He Please, Become Better Acquainted, Part 1 24 min 4 Chapter 02b - ... Part 2 22 min 5 Chapter 03a - In Which Certain Other Persons Are Introduced; On The Same Terms As In The Last Chapter, Part 1 24 min 6 Chapter 03b - ... Part 2 22 min 7 Chapter 04a - From Which It Will Appear That If Union Be Strength, And Family Affection Be Pleasant To Contemplate, The Chuzzlewits Were The Strongest And Most Agreeable Family In The World, Part 1 23 min 8 Chapter 04b - ... Part 2 27 min 9 Chapter 05a - Containing A Full Account Of The Installation Of Mr Pecksniff's New Pupil Into The Bosom Of Mr Pecksniff's Family. With All The Festivities Held On That Occasion, And The Great Enjoyment Of Mr Pinch, Part 1 26 min 10 Chapter 05b - ... Part 2 29 min 11 Chapter 06 - Comprises, Among Other Important Matters, Pecksniffian And Architectural, And Exact Relation Of The Progress Made By Mr Pinch In The Confidence And Friendship Of The New Pupil 37 min 12 Chapter 07 - In Which Mr Chevy Slyme Asserts The Independence Of His Spirit, And The Blue Dragon Loses A Limb 39 min 13 Chapter 08 - Accompanies Mr Pecksniff And His Charming Daughters To The City Of London; And Relates What Fell Out Upon Their Way Thither 27 min 14 Chapter 09a - Town And Todger's, Part 1 33 min 15 Chapter 09b - ... Part 2 36 min 16 Chapter 10 - Containing Strange Matter, On Which Many Events In This History May, For Their Good Or Evil Influence, Chiefly Depend 38 min 17 Chapter 11a - Wherein A Certain Gentleman Becomes Particular In His Attentions To A Certain Lady; And More Coming Events Than One, Cast Their Shadows Before, Part 1 25 min 18 Chapter 11b - ... Part 2 28 min 19 Chapter 12a - Will Be Seen In The Long Run, If Not In The Short One, To Concern Mr Pinch And Others, Nearly. Mr Pecksniff Asserts The Dignity Of Outraged Virtue. Young Martin Chuzzlewit Forms A Desperate Resolution, Part 1 27 min 20 Chapter 12b - ... Part 2 24 min 21 Chapter 13a - Showing What Became Of Martin And His Desparate Resolve, After He Left Mr Pecksniff's House; What Persons He Encountered; What Anxieties He Suffered; And What News He Heard, Part 1 27 min 22 Chapter 13b - ... Part 2 27 min 23 Chapter 14 - In Which Martin Bids Adieu To The Lady Of His Love; And Honours An Obscure Individual Whose Fortune He Intends To Make By Commending Her To His Protection 27 min 24 Chapter 15 - The Burden Whereof, Is Hail Columbia! 24 min 25 Chapter 16a - Martin Disembarks From That Noble And Fast-Sailing Line-Of-Packet Ship, 'The Screw', At The Port Of New York, In The United States Of America. He Makes Some Acquaintances, And Dines At A Boarding-House. The Particulars Of Those Transactions, Part 1 27 min 26 Chapter 16b - ... Part 2 28 min 27 Chapter 17a - Martin Enlarges His Circle Of Aquaintance; Increases His Stock Of Wisdom; And Has An Excellent Opportunity Of Comparing His Own Experiences With Those Of Lummy Ned Of The Light Salisbury, As Related By His Friend Mr William Simmons, Part 1 27 min 28 Chapter 17b - ... Part 2 22 min 29 Chapter 18 - Does Business With The House Of Anthony Chuzzlewit And Son, From Which One Of The Partners Retires Unexpectedly 28 min 30 Chapter 19 - The Reader Is Brought Into Communication With Some Professional Persons, And Sheds A Tear Over The Filial Piety Of Good Mr Jonas 40 min 31 Chapter 20 - Is A Chapter Of Love 35 min 32 Chapter 21a - More American Experiences, Martin Takes A Partner, And Makes A Purchase. Some Account Of Eden, As It Appeared On Paper. Also Of The British Lion. Also Of The Kind Of Sympathy Professed And Entertained By The Watertoast Association Of United Sympathisers, Part 1 28 min 33 Chapter 21b - ... Part 2 26 min 34 Chapter 22 - From Which It Will Be Seen That Martin Became A Lion Of His Own Account. Together With The Reason Why 26 min 35 Chapter 23 - Martin And His Partner Take Possession Of Their Estate. The Joyful Occasion Involves Some Further Account Of Eden 24 min 36 Chapter 24 - Reports Progress In Certain Homely Matters Of Love, Hatred, Jealousy, And Revenge 41 min 37 Chapter 25 - Is In Part Professional, And Furnishes The Reader With Some Valuable Hints In Relation To The Management Of A Sick Chamber 40 min 38 Chapter 26 - An Unexpected Meeting, And A Promising Prospect 21 min 39 Chapter 27a - Showing That Old Friends May Not Only Appear With New Faces, But In False Colours. That People Are Prone To Bite, And That Biters May Sometimes Be Bitten, Part 1 27 min 40 Chapter 27b - ... Part 2 28 min 41 Chapter 28 - Mr Montague At Home. And Mr Jonas Chuzzlewit At Home 25 min 42 Chapter 29 - In Which Some People Are Precocious, Others Professional, And Others Mysterious; All In Their Several Ways 23 min 43 Chapter 30 - Proves That Changes May Be Rung In The Best-Regulated Families, And That Mr Peckniff Was A Special Hand At A Triple-Bob-Major 40 min 44 Chapter 31a - Mr Pinch Is Discharged Of A Duty Which He Never Owed To Anybody, And Mr Pecksniff Discharges A Duty Which He Owes To Society, Part 1 22 min 45 Chapter 31b - ... Part 2 23 min 46 Chapter 32 - Treats Of Todger's Again; And Of Another Blighted Plant Besides The Plants Upon The Leads 17 min 47 Chapter 33a - Further Proceedings In Eden, And A Proceeding Out Of It. Martin Makes A Discovery Of Some Importance, Part 1 19 min 48 Chapter 33b - ... Part 2 25 min 49 Chapter 34 - In Which The Travellers Move Homeward, And Encounter Some Distinguished Characters Upon The Way 30 min 50 Chapter 35 - Arriving In England, Martin Witnesses A Ceremony, From Which He Derives The Cheering Information That He Has Not Been Forgotten In His Absence 18 min 51 Chapter 36a - Tom Pinch Departs To Seek His Fortune. What He Finds At Starting, Part 1 28 min 52 Chapter 36b - ... Part 2 24 min 53 Chapter 37 - Tom Pinch, Going Astray, Finds That He Is Not The Only Person In That Predicament. He Retaliates Upon A Fallen Foe 25 min 54 Chapter 38 - Secret Service 24 min 55 Chapter 39a - Containing Some Further Particulars Of The Domestic Economy Of The Pinches; With Strange News From The City, Narrowly Concerning Tom, Part 1 24 min 56 Chapter 39b - ... Part 2 22 min 57 Chapter 40 - The Pinches Make A New Acquaintance, And Have Fresh Occasion For Surprise And Wonder 37 min 58 Chapter 41 - Mr Jonas And His Friend, Arriving At A Pleasant Understanding, Set Forth Upon An Enterprise 24 min 59 Chapter 42 - Continuation Of The Enterprise Of Mr Jonas And His Friend 27 min 60 Chapter 43a - Has An Influence On The Fortunes Of Several People. Mr Pecksniff Is Exhibited In The Plenitude Of Power; And Wields The Same With Fortitude And Magnanimity, Part 1 28 min 61 Chapter 43b - ... Part 2 26 min 62 Chapter 44 - Further Continuation Of The Enterprise Of Mr Jonas And His Friend 23 min 63 Chapter 45 - In Which Tom Pinch And His Sister Take A Little Pleasure; But Quite In A Domestic Way, And With No Ceremony About It 24 min 64 Chapter 46a - In Which Miss Pecksniff Makes Love, Mr Jonas Makes Wrath, Mrs Gamp Makes Tea, And Mr Chuffey Makes Business, Part 1 27 min 65 Chapter 46b - ... Part 2 28 min 66 Chapter 47 - Conclusion Of The Enterprise Of Mr Jonas And His Friend 25 min 67 Chapter 48a - Bears Tidings Of Martin And Of Mark, As Well As Of A Third Person Not Quite Unknown To The Reader. Exhibits Filial Piety In An Ugly Aspect; And Casts A Doubtful Ray Of Light Upon A Very Dark Place, Part 1 20 min 68 Chapter 48b - ... Part 2 21 min 69 Chapter 49 - In Which Mrs Harris Assisted By A Teapot, Is The Cause Of A Division Between Friends 34 min 70 Chapter 50 - Surprises Tom Pinch Very Much, And Shows How Certain Confidences Passed Between Him And His Sister 27 min 71 Chapter 51a - Sheds New And Brighter Light Upon The Very Dark Place; And Contains The Sequel Of The Enterprise Of Mr Jonas And His Friend, Part 1 31 min 72 Chapter 51b - ... Part 2 24 min 73 Chapter 52a - In Which The Tables Are Turned, Completely Upside Down, Part 1 25 min 74 Chapter 52b - ... Part 2 25 min 75 Chapter 53 - What John Westlock Said To Tom Pinch's Sister; What Tom Pinch's Sister Said To John Westlock; What Tom Pinch Said To Both Of Them; And How They All Passed The Remainder Of The Day 23 min 76 Chapter 54 - Gives The Author Great Concern. For It Is The Last In The Book 29 min
