Download or read book The Pickwick Papers, Volume I (Esprios Classics) written by Charles Dickens and published by . This book was released on 2020-03-04 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club (also known as The Pickwick Papers) was Charles Dickens's first novel. He was asked to contribute to the project as an up-and-coming writer following the success of Sketches by Boz, published in 1836. With the introduction of Sam Weller in chapter 10, the book became the first real publishing phenomenon, with bootleg copies, theatrical performances, Sam Weller joke books, and other merchandise.