The Pickwick Papers (1836-37) by Charles Dickens
S2E10 This week, Ash and Adam are joined by Stephen Jarvis (author of\xa0Death and Mr. Pickwick) to discuss\xa0The Pickwick\xa0Papers,\xa0the first novel by Charles Dickens.\nAs well as exploring its unique publication history, they also cover the astonishing popularity of the novel, how Dickens transformed as a writer during its serial run and ask why most books are just books, but not\xa0Pickwick...\nAnd if, like the worlds reading population for a century, you can\u2019t get enough\xa0Pickwick -\xa0we\u2019ll be joined on Monday again by Stephen Jarvis to discuss his own novel, which tells the life story of\xa0The Pickwick Papers\u2019\xa0illustrator, Robert Seymour - and makes the case that it was he, not Dickens, who had the first idea for the novel.\xa0\nYou can find more about Stephen here:\nwww.deathandmrpickwick.com\xa0\nor by searching \u201cDeath and Mr Pickwick\u201d on Facebook.\xa0\nOur Stuff:\xa0\n@earreadthis\nearreadthis@gmail.com\nfacebook.com/earreadthis\nMusic: "Not Drunk" by the Joy Drops