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S6 Ep 176The Pickwick Papers, Chapter 39 - Mr. Samuel Weller, Being Intrusted With A Mission Of Love, Proceeds To Execute It; With What Success Will Hereinafter Appear
Chapter 39 of 57 By Charles Dickens, 1837
S6 Ep 175The Pickwick Papers, Chapter 38 - How Mr. Winkle, When He Stepped Out Of The Frying-Pan, Walked Gently And Comfortably Into The Fire
Chapter 38 of 57 By Charles Dickens, 1837
S6 Ep 174The Pickwick Papers, Chapter 37 - (The frustratingly long title of this chapter is included in the description below...)
"Honourably Accounts For Mr. Weller's Absence, By Describing A Soiree To Which He Was Invited And Went; Also Relates How He Was Entrusted By Mr. Pickwick With A Private Mission Of Delicacy And Importance" Chapter 37 of 57 By Charles Dickens, 1837
S6 Ep 173The Pickwick Papers, Chapter 36 - The Chief Features Of Which Will Be Found To Be An Authentic Version Of The Legend Of Prince Bladud, And A Most Extraordinary Calamity That Befell Mr. Winkle
Chapter 36 of 57 By Charles Dickens, 1837
S6 Ep 172The Pickwick Papers, Chapter 35 - In Which Mr. Pickwick Thinks He Had Better Go To Bath; And Goes Accordingly
Chapter 35 of 57 By Charles Dickens, 1837
S6 Ep 171The Pickwick Papers, Chapter 34 - Is Wholly Devoted To A Full And Faithful Report Of The Memorable Trial Of Bardell Against Pickwick
Chapter 34 of 57 By Charles Dickens, 1837
S6 Ep 170The Pickwick Papers, Chapter 33 - (The debilitatingly long title of this chapter is included in the description below...)
"Mr. Weller The Elder Delivers Some Critical Sentiments Respecting Literary Composition; And, Assisted By His Son Samuel, Pays A Small Instalment Of Retaliation To The Account Of The Reverend Gentleman With The Red Nose" Chapter 33 of 57 By Charles Dickens, 1837
S6 Ep 169The Pickwick Papers, Chapter 32 - Describes, Far More Fully Than The Court Newsman Ever Did, A Bachelor's Party, Given By Mr. Bob Sawyer At His Lodgings In The Borough
Chapter 32 of 57 By Charles Dickens, 1837
S6 Ep 168The Pickwick Papers, Chapter 31 - Which Is All About The Law, And Sundry Great Authorities Learned Therein
Chapter 31 of 57 By Charles Dickens, 1837
S6 Ep 167The Pickwick Papers, Chapter 30 - (The mind-numbingly long title of this chapter is included in the description below...)
"How The Pickwickians Made And Cultivated The Acquaintance Of A Couple Of Nice Young Men Belonging To One Of The Liberal Professions; How They Disported Themselves On The Ice; And How Their Visit Came To A Conclusion" Chapter 30 of 57 By Charles Dickens, 1837
S6 Ep 166The Pickwick Papers, Chapter 29 - The Story Of The Goblins Who Stole A Sexton
Chapter 29 of 57 By Charles Dickens, 1837
S6 Ep 165The Pickwick Papers, Chapter 28 - (The eye-rollingly long title of this chapter is included in the description below...)
"A Good-Humoured Christmas Chapter, Containing An Account Of A Wedding, And Some Other Sports Beside: Which Altogether In Their Way, Even As Good Customs As Marriage Itself, Are Not Quite So Religiously Kept Up, In These Degenerate Times" Chapter 28 of 57 By Charles Dickens, 1837
S6 Ep 164The Pickwick Papers, Chapter 27 - Samuel Weller Makes A Pilgrimage To Dorking, And Beholds His Mother-In-Law
Chapter 27 of 57 By Charles Dickens, 1837
S6 Ep 163The Pickwick Papers, Chapter 26 - Which Contains A Brief Account Of The Progress Of The Action Of Bardell Against Pickwick
Chapter 26 of 57 By Charles Dickens, 1837
S6 Ep 162The Pickwick Papers, Chapter 25 - (The embarrassingly long title of this chapter is included in the description below...)
"Showing, Among A Variety Of Pleasant Matters, How Majestic And Impartial Mr. Nupkins Was; And How Mr. Weller Returned Mr. Job Trotter's Shuttlecock As Heavily As It Came - With Another Matter, Which Will Be Found In Its Place" Chapter 25 of 57 By Charles Dickens, 1837
S6 Ep 161The Pickwick Papers, Chapter 24 - Wherein Mr. Peter Magnus Grows Jealous, And The Middle-Aged Lady Apprehensive, Which Brings The Pickwickians Within The Grasp Of The Law
Chapter 24 of 57 By Charles Dickens, 1837
S6 Ep 160The Pickwick Papers, Chapter 23 - In Which Mr. Samuel Weller Begins To Devote His Energies To The Return Match Between Himself And Mr. Trotter
Chapter 23 of 57 By Charles Dickens, 1837
S6 Ep 159The Pickwick Papers, Chapter 22 - Mr. Pickwick Journeys To Ipswich And Meets With A Romantic Adventure With A Middle-Aged Lady In Yellow Curl-Papers
Chapter 22 of 57 By Charles Dickens, 1837
S6 Ep 158The Pickwick Papers, Chapter 21 - In Which The Old Man Launches Forth Into His Favourite Theme, And Relates A Story About A Queer Client
Chapter 21 of 57 By Charles Dickens, 1837
S6 Ep 157The Pickwick Papers, Chapter 20 - (The absurdly long title of this chapter is included in the description below...)
"Showing How Dodson And Fogg Were Men Of Business, And Their Clerks Men Of Pleasure; And How An Affecting Interview Took Place Between Mr. Weller And His Long-Lost Parent; Showing Also What Choice Spirits Assembled At The Magpie And Stump, And What A Capital Chapter The Next One Will Be" Chapter 20 of 57 By Charles Dickens, 1837
S6 Ep 156The Pickwick Papers, Chapter 19 - A Pleasant Day With An Unpleasant Termination
Chapter 19 of 57 By Charles Dickens, 1837
S6 Ep 155The Pickwick Papers, Chapter 18 - Briefly Illustrative Of Two Points; First, The Power Of Hysterics, And, Secondly, The Force Of Circumstances
Chapter 18 of 57 By Charles Dickens, 1837
S6 Ep 154The Pickwick Papers, Chapter 17 - Showing That An Attack Of Rheumatism, In Some Cases, Acts As A Quickener To Inventive Genius
Chapter 17 of 57 By Charles Dickens, 1837
S6 Ep 153The Pickwick Papers, Chapter 16 - Too Full Of Adventure To Be Briefly Described
Chapter 16 of 57 By Charles Dickens, 1837
S6 Ep 152The Pickwick Papers, Chapter 15 - (The ridiculously long title of this chapter is included in the description below...)
"In Which Is Given A Faithful Portraiture Of Two Distinguished Persons; And An Accurate Description Of A Public Breakfast In Their House And Grounds: Which Public Breakfast Leads To The Recognition Of An Old Acquaintance, And The Commencement Of Another Chapter" Chapter 15 of 57 By Charles Dickens, 1837
S6 Ep 151The Pickwick Papers, Chapter 14 - Comprising A Brief Description Of The Company At The Peacock Assembled; And A Tale Told By A Bagman
Chapter 14 of 57 By Charles Dickens, 1837
S6 Ep 150The Pickwick Papers, Chapter 13 - Some Account Of Eatanswill; Of The State Of Parties Therein; And Of The Election Of A Member To Serve In Parliament For That Ancient, Loyal, And Patriotic Borough
Chapter 13 of 57 By Charles Dickens, 1837
S6 Ep 149The Pickwick Papers, Chapter 12 - Descriptive Of A Very Important Proceeding On The Part Of Mr. Pickwick; No Less An Epoch In His Life, Than In This History
Chapter 12 of 57 By Charles Dickens, 1837
S6 Ep 148The Pickwick Papers, Chapter 11 - (The really, very long title of this chapter is included in the description below...)
"Involving Another Journey And An Antiquarian Discovery; Recording Mr. Pickwick's Determination To Be Present At An Election; And Containing A Manuscript Of The Old Clergyman's" Chapter 11 of 57 By Charles Dickens, 1837
S6 Ep 147The Pickwick Papers, Chapter 10 - Clearing Up All Doubts (If Any Existed) Of The Disinterestedness Of Mr. A. Jingle's Character
Chapter 10 of 57 By Charles Dickens, 1837
S6 Ep 146The Pickwick Papers, Chapter 9 - A Discovery And A Chase
Chapter 9 of 57 By Charles Dickens, 1837
S6 Ep 145The Pickwick Papers, Chapter 8 - Strongly Illustrative Of The Position, That The Course Of True Love Is Not A Railway
Chapter 8 of 57 By Charles Dickens, 1837
S6 Ep 144The Pickwick Papers, Chapter 7 - (The excessively long title of this chapter is included in the description below...)
"How Mr. Winkle, Instead Of Shooting At The Pigeon And Killing The Crow, Shot At The Crow And Wounded The Pigeon; How The Dingley Dell Cricket Club Played All-Muggleton, And How All-Muggleton Dined At The Dingley Dell Expense; With Other Interesting And Instructive Matters" Chapter 7 of 57 By Charles Dickens, 1837
S6 Ep 143The Pickwick Papers, Chapter 6 - An Old-Fashioned Card Party - The Clergyman's Verses - The Story Of The Convict's Return
Chapter 6 of 57 By Charles Dickens, 1837
S6 Ep 142The Pickwick Papers, Chapter 5 - A Short One - Showing, Among Other Matters, How Mr. Pickwick Undertook To Drive, And Mr. Winkle To Ride, And How They Both Did It
Chapter 5 of 57 By Charles Dickens, 1837
S6 Ep 141The Pickwick Papers, Chapter 4 - A Field Day And Bivouac - More New Friends - An Invitation To The Country
Chapter 4 of 57 By Charles Dickens, 1837
S6 Ep 140The Pickwick Papers, Chapter 3 - A New Acquaintance - The Stroller's Tale - A Disagreeable Interruption And An Unpleasant Encounter
Chapter 3 of 57 By Charles Dickens, 1837
S6 Ep 139The Pickwick Papers, Chapter 2 - The First Day's Journey, And The First Evening's Adventures; With Their Consequences
Chapter 2 of 57 By Charles Dickens, 1837
S6 Ep 138The Pickwick Papers, Chapter 1 - The Pickwickians
Chapter 1 of 57 By Charles Dickens, 1837 The Pickwick Papers is considered the 262nd greatest book of all time according to the website, The Greatest Books, which "represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 723 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books." Charles Dickens is considered the 2nd greatest author of all time according to the website, The Greatest Books: "We've analyzed 723 diverse book lists to create this comprehensive ranking of literary masters. Our algorithm considers several key factors to determine each author's position: Book Rankings: Each author's score starts with the sum of their books' rankings from our master list. Number of Great Books: Authors are rewarded for having multiple highly-ranked books. The more great books an author has, the higher their overall score. Age of Books: Older books receive a small bonus to their score, with the maximum bonus going to books over 100 years old. This system ensures that authors with multiple enduring works are recognized, while still giving weight to the quality of individual books. The rankings are automatically calculated and updated as new lists are added to our database."
S6 Ep 137The Pickwick Papers, Author and Novel Introduction
The Pickwick Papers, or The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club By Charles Dickens, 1837 The Pickwick Papers is considered the 262nd greatest book of all time according to the website, The Greatest Books, which "represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 723 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books." Charles Dickens is considered the 2nd greatest author of all time according to the website, The Greatest Books: "We've analyzed 723 diverse book lists to create this comprehensive ranking of literary masters. Our algorithm considers several key factors to determine each author's position: Book Rankings: Each author's score starts with the sum of their books' rankings from our master list. Number of Great Books: Authors are rewarded for having multiple highly-ranked books. The more great books an author has, the higher their overall score. Age of Books: Older books receive a small bonus to their score, with the maximum bonus going to books over 100 years old. This system ensures that authors with multiple enduring works are recognized, while still giving weight to the quality of individual books. The rankings are automatically calculated and updated as new lists are added to our database."
S5 Ep 136The Portrait of a Lady, Chapter 55. The final chapter in the book.
Volume 2, Chapter 55 of 55 By Henry James, 1881 Total listening time: 24:08:41
S5 Ep 135The Portrait of a Lady, Chapters 53 & 54
Volume 2, Chapters 53 & 54 of 55 By Henry James, 1881
S5 Ep 134The Portrait of a Lady, Chapter 52
Volume 2, Chapter 52 of 55 By Henry James, 1881
S5 Ep 133The Portrait of a Lady, Chapter 51
Volume 2, Chapter 51 of 55 By Henry James, 1881
S5 Ep 132The Portrait of a Lady, Chapter 50
Volume 2, Chapter 50 of 55 By Henry James, 1881
S5 Ep 131The Portrait of a Lady, Chapter 49
Volume 2, Chapter 49 of 55 By Henry James, 1881
S5 Ep 130The Portrait of a Lady, Chapter 48
Volume 2, Chapter 48 of 55 By Henry James, 1881
S5 Ep 129The Portrait of a Lady, Chapter 47
Volume 2, Chapter 47 of 55 By Henry James, 1881
S5 Ep 128The Portrait of a Lady, Chapter 46
Volume 2, Chapter 46 of 55 By Henry James, 1881
S5 Ep 127The Portrait of a Lady, Chapter 45
Volume 2, Chapter 45 of 55 By Henry James, 1881