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Mrs Bardell (Pickwick Papers)
Fictional character in The Pickwick Papers / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mrs Martha Bardell is a fictional character in The Pickwick Papers (1836), the first novel by Charles Dickens. A widow and the landlady of Mr Pickwick, a romantic misunderstanding between the two results in one of the most famous fictional legal cases in English literature, Bardell v. Pickwick,[1][2] leading to them both being incarcerated in the Fleet Prison for debt.[3]
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Mrs Bardell | |
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The Pickwick Papers character | |
![]() Mrs Bardell as illustrated by 'Kyd' (c1890) | |
Created by | Charles Dickens |
Portrayed by | Jessie Bond |
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Full name | Martha Bardell |
Gender | Female |
Occupation | Landlady |
Nationality | English |
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