The Pickwick Papers (1837)

The Pickwick Papers (1837) is one of a handful of novels by Charles Dickens likely to appear on the GRE Literature exam. It is an episodic comic novel originally published as a serial. It follows the travels of a group of well-to-do old gentlemen through the English countryside.

For the GRE Literature exam, associate the following characters with The Pickwick Papers.

1. Mr. Samuel Pickwick, protagonist and founder of the Pickwick Club.
2. Mr. Nathaniel Winkle, member
3. Mr. Augustus Snodgrass, member
4. Mr. Tracy Tupman, member
5. Alfred Jingle, troublemaker

If you have already read the other Dickens books outlined on this site, you might consider adding The Pickwick Papers to your GRE reading list. I suggest the Oxford World's Classics Edition.