What is the Christian name of the title character in the 1837 novel The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens?
The Pickwick Papers (1913 film) The Pickwick Papers (1913 film) The Pickwick Papers is a 1913 three-reel silent film based on the novel of the same name by Charles Dickens. The film was produced by Vitagraph Studios and features John Bunny in the title role of Samuel Pickwick. Bunny and the Vitagraph Company desired to make an authentic recreation of Dickens' novel, and filming took place in England rather than at Vitagraph's New York studio. "The Pickwick Papers" was highly regarded by Bunny himself and was praised by "The Moving Picture World" for its fidelity to Dickens' work. The film did not achieve popularity among
The Pickwick Papers Charles Dickens' death. Other clubs, groups, and societies operating under the name "The Pickwick Club" have existed since the original publication of the story. In 1837, Charles Dickens wrote to William Howison about the Edinburgh Pickwick Club. Dickens approved of the use of the name and the celebration of the characters and spirit of the novel. He wrote: Other known clubs include one meeting as early as December 1836 in the East of London and another meeting at the Sun Tavern in Long-acre in London. Dickens wrote to the secretary of the latter club in 1838 about attending a meeting: