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The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club

Published 1836–1837

Scene: London, Neighboring Towns, Bath, and the Country

Time: 1827 to 1831

Mr. Samuel Pickwick A gentleman of an inquiring mind

Founder and chairman of "The Pickwick Club"

Sam Weller His body-servant

Mrs. Bardell His London landlady

Tupman
Snodgrass
Winkle Members of "The Pickwick Club"

Alfred Jingle A strolling actor and adventurer

Later, known as "Fitz-Marshall"

Job Trotter His servant

Mrs. Budger A rich widow

Doctor Slammer An army surgeon

Mrs. Budger's suitor

Mr. Wardle A country gentleman

A friend of the Pickwickians

Emily His daughter

Miss Wardle His spinster sister

Joe Mr. Wardle's footman

Known as "The Fat Boy"

Tony Weller A stage driver. Sam's father

Mrs. Weller His second wife

Mrs. Leo Hunter A lady with a fondness for knowing
celebrated persons

Mr. Peter Magnus One of Mr. Pickwick's traveling acquaintances

Nupkins Mayor of Ipswich

Mrs. Nupkins His wife

Miss Nupkins His daughter

Ben Allen
Bob Sawyer Medical students

Arabella Allen Ben's pretty sister

Sergeant Buzfuz Mrs. Bardell's lawyer

Mr. Dowler One of Mr. Pickwick's acquaintances at Bath

Mrs. Dowler His wife

Mr. Angelo Cyrus Bantam A society leader at Bath

Mary Nupkins's pretty housemaid