Martin Chuzzlewit With original illustrations

This is a novel written by Charles Dickens and considered as the last of his novels. Though Dickens expected this novel to be a success, it was one among his least popular works. The works mainly depicts about selfishness portrayed in a mocking fashion using the members of the Chuzzlewit family.

The novel begins with the time of Martin's grandfather and father. Sr. Martin raises an orphaned girl named Mary and she is to be his nursemaid and all his wealth would be inherited by her, only upon his death. This would make her look after him well, unlike his other family members who are only interested in the money. But Jr. Martin falls in love with Mary and gets adamant in marrying her. At this point, his grandfather disinherits him.

This novel had the best villain characters, the Seth Pecksniff and Jonas Chuzzlewit. Pecksniff was Jr. Martin's employer and a greedy architect. He hired Martin only because he though, Martin would inherit his grandfather's wealth. But when Sr. Martin comes to know of his grandson's whereabouts, he comes to put him out and eventually falls under Pecksniff s control.