Chuzzlewitene er en familie preget av penger og egoisme. Unge Martin, den selvtitulerte helten, er arrogant og selvopptatt. Han fornærmer bestefaren på det groveste og reiser deretter til Amerika for å skape seg sin egen formue. Martin forandrer seg gradvis gjennom bitre livserfaringer og sin vedvarende kjærlighet til Mary Martin. Martin Chuzzlewit er en av Dickens mest humoristiske og satiriske romaner, og den inneholder to store komiske skikkelser: hykleren Pecksniff og den fordrukne sykepleieren Sarah Gamp. Charles Dickens (1812-1870) anses som en av Storbritannias fremste forfattere. Romanene og novellene hans er stadig populære blant lesere i alle aldre. Oversatt av Tryggve Norum
...ewit (commonly known as Martin Chuzzlewit) is a novel by Charles Dickens, considered the last of his picaresque novels. It was originally serialised between 1842 and 1844. While he was writing it Dickens told a friend that he thought it was his best work, but it was one of his least popular novels. With Emma Chambers, Julia Sawalha, Keith Allen, Philip Franks. Some very greedy and selfish relatives are all after the failing old Martin Chuzzlewit's (Paul Scofield ... Martin Chuzzlewit is a 1994 TV serial produced by the BBC, based on the novel by Charles Dickens, with a screenplay by David Lodge and directed by Pedr James. Martin Chuzzlewit. Martin Chuzzlewit was Dickens's sixth novel. It was first published by Chapman & Hall in installments that began in January of 1843 and ran through July of 1844. Martin Chuzzlewit - Dickens's Life At The Time. In January of 1842 Dickens and his wife, Catherine, sail for America. They return to England in July of that year. Martin Chuzzlewit is an ex...