Sam Weller (character) Sam Weller (character) Sam Weller is a fictional character in "The Pickwick Papers", the first novel by Charles Dickens, and is the character that made Dickens famous. Weller first appeared in the tenth serialised episode. Previously the monthly parts of the book had been doing badly—the humour of the character transformed the book into a publishing phenomenon. Weller's way of quoting people has led to the wellerism, often a type of proverb. In chapter 10 of the novel, the eponymous hero Mr. Pickwick meets Sam Weller working at the White Hart Inn in The Borough and soon takes him on
Sam Weller (journalist) Chair and an associate professor in the Department of Creative Writing at Columbia College, Chicago. Sam Weller (journalist) Sam Weller (born January 31, 1967) is an American journalist and author, best known for being writer Ray Bradbury's authorized biographer. Weller's 2005 book, "The Bradbury Chronicles: The Life of Ray Bradbury" (HarperCollins) is a full-biography while his 2010 "Listen to the Echoes, The Ray Bradbury Interviews" (Melville House Publishing) is a collection of interviews, photos, mementos, and artifacts. Weller's 2014 "Ray Bradbury: The Last Interview: And Other Conversations" (Melville House Publishing) features his last interview with Bradbury, and recounts Bradbury's influences,