Samuel Pickwick

Samuel Pickwick
The Pickwick Papers character
Mr.Pickwick illustrated by 'Kyd' (1889)
Created byCharles Dickens
In-universe information
GenderMale
OccupationChairman of the Pickwick Club
NationalityEnglish

Samuel Pickwick is a fictional character and the main protagonist in The Pickwick Papers (1836), the first novel by author Charles Dickens. One of the author's most famous and loved creations,[1] Pickwick is a retired successful businessman and is the founder and chairman of the Pickwick Club,[2] a club formed to explore places remote from London and investigate the quaint and curious phenomena of life found there.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Cliff was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Pickwick on David Perdue's Charles Dickens Characters page