Death and Mr Pickwick by Stephen Jarvis
Shortlisted for the HWA Goldsboro Debut Crown It is 31 March 1836. A new monthly periodical is launched entitled The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club. Conceived and created by the artist Robert Seymour, it contains four of his illustrations. The words to accompany them are written by a young journalist, under the pen-name Boz. The journalist's real name is Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers soon becomes a phenomenal, unprecedented sensation, read and discussed by the entire British Isles. Before long, its success is worldwide. Stephen Jarvis's novel tells of the dawning of the age of global celebrity. It is a story of colossal triumph and of the depths of tragedy, based on real events - and an expose of how an ambitious young writer stole another man's ideas.
An outstanding debut novel-- Peter Kemp * Sunday Times *
This is a masterpiece of imagination supported by a mountain of research. -- Christian House, 4 stars * Sunday Telegraph *
This is a masterpiece of imagination supported by a mountain of research. -- Christian House, 4 stars * Sunday Telegraph *
A novel as crowded, rude and brilliantly inventive as the great pre-Dickensian caricatures it celebrates. -- Lucy Hughes-Hallett * Observer *
Some may view this book as a remarkable piece of literary detection, others a dazzlingly written and superbly imagined exposition on how art and writing are gestated and born. Or both. * Daily Mail *
This is a masterpiece of imagination supported by a mountain of research. -- Christian House, 4 stars * Sunday Telegraph *
This is a masterpiece of imagination supported by a mountain of research. -- Christian House, 4 stars * Sunday Telegraph *
A novel as crowded, rude and brilliantly inventive as the great pre-Dickensian caricatures it celebrates. -- Lucy Hughes-Hallett * Observer *
Some may view this book as a remarkable piece of literary detection, others a dazzlingly written and superbly imagined exposition on how art and writing are gestated and born. Or both. * Daily Mail *
Stephen Jarvis was born in Essex. Death and Mr Pickwick is his first novel.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780099593485 |
| ISBN 10 | 0099593483 |
| Title | Death and Mr Pickwick |
| Author | Stephen Jarvis |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2016-05-12 |
| Number of pages | 816 |
| Prizes | Long-listed for Walter Scott Prize 2016 (UK), Long-listed for HWA Goldsboro Debut Crown 2016 (UK) |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |