";s:4:"text";s:2794:" Reviews; Mar 19, 1995 11:00pm PT . They return to England in July of that year. Martin Chuzzlewit as written by Charles Dickens becomes another of his young men who rise to success stories with a combination of their own perseverance and an unseen hand of fate which seems to be in control of destiny. In depicting Martin's journey – an experience that teaches him to question his inherited self-interest and egotism – Dickens created many vividly realized figures: the brutish lout Jonas Chuzzlewit, plotting to gain the family fortune; Martin's optimistic manservant, Mark Tapley; gentle Tom Pinch; and the drunken and corrupt private nurse, Mrs Gamp. In January of 1842 Dickens and his wife, Catherine, sail for America. Old Martin Chuzzlewit, the wealthy patriarch of the Chuzzlewit family, lives in constant suspicion of the financial designs of his extended family. Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for Martin Chuzzlewit at Amazon.com. Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for Martin Chuzzlewit at Amazon.com. Read honest and unbiased product reviews from our users. Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for Martin Chuzzlewit at Amazon.com. The main characters of this classics, fiction story are Martin Chuzzlewit, Mr. Pecksniff. At the beginning of the novel he has aligned himself with Mary, an orphan, to have a caretaker who is not expecting a share of his estate. Some very greedy and selfish relatives are all after the failing old Martin Chuzzlewit's (Paul Scofield's) money.