1836
2 books
- A vain little nobody blows into a corrupt town, gets mistaken for a government inspector, and just rolls with it, borrowing money from every trembling official in sight. You'll read it in an evening, laugh at Khlestakov's shameless lying, then notice the satire still lands on people you know.
- Dickens at his loosest and funniest, before he got serious: a plump, kind old man bumbling through England with his friends, and Sam Weller stealing every scene he's in. It rambles by design, so go in for the company, not the plot.