The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club
Published 1836–1837
| Scene: | London, Neighboring Towns, Bath, and the Country |
| Time: | 1827 to 1831 |
Characters
| Mr. Samuel Pickwick | A gentleman of an inquiring mind | ||
| Founder and chairman of “The Pickwick Club” | |||
| Sam Weller | His body-servant | ||
| Mrs. Bardell | His London landlady | ||
| Tupman Snodgrass Winkle | Members of “The Pickwick Club” | ||
| Alfred Jingle | A strolling actor and adventurer | ||
| Later, known as “Fitz-Marshall” | |||
| Job Trotter | His servant | ||
| Mrs. Budger | A rich widow | ||
| Doctor Slammer | An army surgeon | ||
| Mrs. Budger’s suitor | |||
| Mr. Wardle | A country gentleman | ||
| A friend of the Pickwickians | |||
| Emily | His daughter | ||
| Miss Wardle | His spinster sister | ||
| Joe | Mr. Wardle’s footman | ||
| Known as “The Fat Boy” | |||
| Tony Weller | A stage driver. Sam’s father | ||
| Mrs. Weller | His second wife | ||
| Mrs. Leo Hunter | A lady with a fondness for knowing celebrated persons | ||
| Mr. Peter Magnus | One of Mr. Pickwick’s traveling acquaintances | ||
| Nupkins | Mayor of Ipswich | ||
| Mrs. Nupkins | His wife | ||
| Miss Nupkins | His daughter | ||
| Ben Allen Bob Sawyer | Medical students | ||
| Arabella Allen | Ben’s pretty sister | ||
| Sergeant Buzfuz | Mrs. Bardell’s lawyer | ||
| Mr. Dowler | One of Mr. Pickwick’s acquaintances at Bath | ||
| Mrs. Dowler | His wife | ||
| Mr. Angelo Cyrus Bantam | A society leader at Bath | ||
| Mary | Nupkins’s pretty housemaid | ||