Martin Chuzzlewit (Vintage Classics)

Description

The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit is a novel by Charles Dickens, considered the last of his picaresque novels. It was originally serialized between January 1843 and July 1844. Martin Chuzzlewit is a rich old man who has hired a nurse to take care of him named Mary. Mary will only be paid as long as Martin is alive, while many others want Martin dead so they can inherit his money. Meanwhile, Martin’s grandson, also named Martin, falls in love with Mary and wants to marry her.