Project Gutenberg 2008-07-06 Public domain in the USA. 179 Fitzgerald, Percy 1834 1925 Dyce, Gilbert Fitzgerald, Percy Hetherington Dickens, Charles 1812 1870 Boz Dickens, Charles John Huffam Bardell v. Pickwick Transcribed from the 1902 Elliot Stock edition by David Price "Bardell v. Pickwick" by Percy Fitzgerald and Charles Dickens is a legal satire written in the mid-19th century. It presents a fictionalized trial for breach of promise of marriage, involving the comical character Mr. Pickwick and his landlady, Mrs. Bardell, who believes they have an engagement. The book explores themes of misunderstanding, legal absurdities, and the humorous complexities of social interactions, particularly in the realm of court proceedings. The opening of the story sets the scene for the trial, detailing the characters involved and the nature of the case. Mr. Pickwick, a well-meaning but somewhat oblivious bachelor, finds himself in legal trouble after a misunderstanding with his landlady. It introduces various characters, including the bumbling Mr. Pickwick, the scheming Mrs. Bardell, and the ambitious attorneys, all leading to a farcical courtroom drama. As the trial commences, the reader is invited to witness the humorous unfolding of the case, highlighting the absurdities of the legal system and the characters' interactions, all while foreshadowing the chaotic events to come. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Humorous stories London (England) -- Fiction Legal stories Trials (Breach of promise) -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Humour Browsing: Law & Criminology Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 238233 238151 2024-09-11T07:37:33.866955 2023-09-11T10:48:39.407072 text/html text/html 242446 2008-07-06T13:48:45 text/html 1289382 2008-07-06T13:56:48 text/html application/zip 1371438 2024-09-11T07:37:39.575949 application/epub+zip 1367724 2024-09-11T07:37:35.378931 application/epub+zip 148703 2024-09-11T07:37:34.451961 application/epub+zip 1513362 2024-09-11T07:37:42.822898 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1482391 2024-09-11T07:37:38.548920 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 274052 2022-09-12T07:18:16.335913 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 216134 216090 2024-09-11T07:37:33.365938 2023-09-11T10:48:38.937108 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 215948 2008-07-06T13:56:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 81901 2008-07-06T13:56:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20092 2024-09-11T07:37:42.965890 application/rdf+xml 14945 2024-09-11T07:37:34.800943 image/jpeg 3598 2024-09-11T07:37:34.625932 image/jpeg 1358112 2024-09-11T07:37:33.933946 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia