Its illustrator, Robert Seymour, killed himself after a few months, leaving the author on his own.
Its illustrator, Robert Seymour, killed himself after a few months, leaving the author on his own. Mr. Wardle's fat, greedy servant, Joe, often falls asleep standing, having the first literary case of sleep apnea. Very different is the titular character's man, Sam Weller, a clever Cockney. Accompanied by his three friends, a romantic, a lover and sportsman, the hero visits several English cities before Mrs. Bardell takes him to court over a marriage proposal and not even the great lawyer Serjeant Buzfuz can keep him out of Fleet prison. For ten points, name this first Charles Dickens work, consisting of reports filed by Phiz and his friends.
Its illustrator, Robert Seymour, killed himself after a few months, leaving the author on his own.
{Pickwick Papers} or The {Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club}