The Pickwick papers. Episode one /
An unforgettable adaptation of Charles Dickens' great comic masterpiece. Mr Pickwick the engaging, middle-aged innocent who gains experience of life from his travels through early Victorian England. Charles Dickens was still only 24 when, in his own words, 'I thought of Mr Pickwick ... �...
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | In English. |
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United Kingdom :
British Broadcasting Corporation,
1985.
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| Series: | Academic Video Online
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| Summary: | An unforgettable adaptation of Charles Dickens' great comic masterpiece. Mr Pickwick the engaging, middle-aged innocent who gains experience of life from his travels through early Victorian England. Charles Dickens was still only 24 when, in his own words, 'I thought of Mr Pickwick ... ' The Pickwick Papers soon became a national craze. Mr Pickwick, his friends Tupman, Winkle and Snodgrass, and his cockney servant the immortal Sam Weller, have been among the most popular characters in fiction ever since. In this first episode they begin their travels through the England of stage-coaches and coaching inns - in a new version of Dickens's first and most-loved bestseller. |
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| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed January 09, 2018). Based on the novel by Charles Dickens. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (28 min.) |
| Playing Time: | 00:28:02 |