Samuel Pickwick

Samuel Pickwick sliding on a sheet of ice; illustration by Hablot Knight Browne for Charles Dickens's The Pickwick Papers (1836–37).

Samuel Pickwick, fictional character, the protagonist of Charles Dickens’s novel The Pickwick Papers (1836–37).

This article was most recently revised and updated by John M. Cunningham.
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Article Title: Samuel Pickwick
Website Name: Encyclopaedia Britannica
Publisher: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Date Published: 14 February 2017
URL: https://www.britannica.comhttps://www.britannica.com/topic/Samuel-Pickwick
Access Date: November 23, 2024