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Martin Chuzzlewit by Charles Dickens comes up on The Rest Is History, with transcript quotes, timestamps, and episode context.
Martin Chuzzlewit by Charles Dickens appears 2 times across 2 podcast episodes on 1 show, with transcript quotes and timestamps.
“Dickens' portrait of New York is a city where everyone spits.”
Why people keep bringing this up
Martin Chuzzlewit appears repeatedly in The Rest Is History, where hosts bring it up in at least two episodes (132 and 263). In episode 263 they note that Dickens was “writing a novel called Martin Chuzzlewit” that “is not going very well,” calling it his “least popular novel” and saying he sent the hero to America to try to pep things up. In episode 132 the book is described as Dickens’s most recent work before A Christmas Carol and is explicitly noted as “not performing well at the time.”
The book is therefore invoked as a concrete example in discussions about Dickens’s career and publishing problems. The Rest Is History uses Martin Chuzzlewit to illustrate a point about a struggling publication, a deliberate narrative move involving America, and as chronological context immediately preceding A Christmas Carol, making it a useful reference when the podcast examines Dickens’s output and how one book related to the next.
The host discusses Charles Dickens' novel 'Martin Chuzzlewit' and its portrayal of Americans, which Dickens used to critique American society. The book is noted for its humorous yet harsh caricatures of American characters and the obsession with money.
The host discusses Dickens' struggles with his book 'Martin Chuzzlewit' and how it was not well received at the time. This context highlights the pressure Dickens faced, which ultimately led to the creation of 'A Christmas Carol' as a response to his financial difficulties and the cultural interest in Christmas.
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Fastest path back to the source: the strongest indexed mention lands at 25:19 in the episode where we captured it.
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Which episode mentioned Martin Chuzzlewit?
263: USA vs England: The 200-Year Rivalry on The Rest Is History is one of the clearest indexed episodes that mentioned Martin Chuzzlewit by Charles Dickens. Other indexed episodes include 132. A Christmas Carol on The Rest Is History. The first indexed transcript timestamp lands at 25:19.
Which podcast mentioned Martin Chuzzlewit?
The Rest Is History is the main indexed podcast currently tied to Martin Chuzzlewit by Charles Dickens.
Who mentioned Martin Chuzzlewit on podcasts?
PodcastMentions ties Martin Chuzzlewit by Charles Dickens to The Rest Is History, but the underlying mentions do not yet expose stable guest names for every episode.
Why do podcast guests bring up Martin Chuzzlewit?
The host discusses Charles Dickens' novel 'Martin Chuzzlewit' and its portrayal of Americans, which Dickens used to critique American society. The book is noted for its humorous yet harsh caricatures of American characters and the obsession with money. It most often appears in conversations about Dickens and American criticism and Charles Dickens' writing process.
Mentions across episodes
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“Dickens then writes... He's writing a novel called Martin Chuzzlewit. It's not going very well. It's his least popular novel. And so he decides that to try and pep things up, he'll send his hero, Martin Chuzzlewit, off to America.”
“Described as Dickens's most recent book before A Christmas Carol, which was not performing well at the time.”