The Mudfog Papers, a collection of sketches by Charles Dickens, describes the local politics of the fi ctional town of Mudfog – such as thedelusions of grandeur of its mayor Nicholas Tulrumble and his disastrous attempts at putting on a public show – and the meetings of its Society for the Advancement of Everything, during which the town is overrun by illustrious scientists and professors conducting ostensibly pointless research.
First published as "The Mudfrog Papers" from 1837-38 in the monthly literary periodical "Bentley's Miscellany" of which Dickens was then editor, then in book form as "The Mudfrog Papers and Other Sketches" in 1880 by Richard Bentley.
I. Public Life of Mr. Tulrumble-Once Mayor of MudfogII. Full Report of The First Meeting of The Mudfog Association for The Advancement of EverythingIII. Full Report of The Second Meeting of The Mudfog Association for The Advancement of EverythingIV. The Pantomime of LifeV. Some Particulars Concerning a LionVI. Mr. Robert Bolton: The 'Gentleman Connected with the Press'VII. Familiar Epistle from a Parent to a Child Aged Two Years and Two Months
Charles Dickens was an English writer and social critic. The Mudfog Papers is his collection of sketches that describes the local politics of the fictional town of Mudfog. It also describes the delusions of its mayor Nicholas Tulrumble, his disastrous attempts at putting on a public show and the meetings of its Society for the Advancement of Everything, during which the town is overrun by illustrious scientists and professors conducting ostensibly pointless research.
Differentiated book- It has a historical context with research of the time-Mudfog and Other Sketches by Charles Dickens. It was written by Charles Dickens and published from 1837 to 1838 in the monthly Bentley's Miscellany literary journal, which he was later editing. The Mudfog Papers recounts the proceedings of a fictional society, The Mudfog Society for the Advancement of Everything, a Pickwickian parody of the British Association for the Advancement of Science. The latter, founded in York in 1831, was one of the many Victorian scholarly societies dedicated to the advancement of science. Like The Pickwick Papers, The Mudfog Papers affirms its affinity for parliamentary reports, memoirs, and posthumous documents. The series was illustrated by George Cruikshank. The fictional town of Mudfog was based at Chatham in Kent, where Dickens spent part of his youth.When Oliver Twist first appeared in Bentley's Miscellany in February 1837, Mudfog was described by Dickens as the city where Oliver was born and spent his early years, causing Oliver Twist to be related to The Mudfog Papers, but this allusion was removed when the novel was published as a book. Charles Dickens - Charles John Huffam Dickens FRSA (February 7, 1812 - June 9, 1870) was an English writer and social critic.
"Mudfog and Other Sketches" by Charles Dickens are an anthology of stories. The Mudfog Papers relates the proceedings of a fictional society, The Mudfog Society for the Advancement of Everything, a Pickwickian parody of the British Association for the Advancement of Science. The fictional town of Mudfog was based on Chatham in Kent, where Dickens spent part of his youth. Dickens' famous character, Oliver Twist, has even appeared in some of these tales.
The original germ of the idea for these portraits in words, lies with one of Dicken's publishers who required a series of stories to accompany some sporting cartoons in their magazine. A key character in this series is Mr. Winkle, a character who perhaps developed beyond the intended bounds of the stories. In this series of sketches, readers can discern characters and situations in common with Dickens full-blown novels.
