Martin Chuzzlewit.

The novel follows young Martin Chuzzlewit amid his family’s inheritance disputes and his travels to America. His grandfather holds the money. Several relatives seek advantage through flattery or pressure. Martin leaves England after a quarrel. He crosses the ocean with his servant. In the new country he takes work and meets fresh demands. The account returns at times to the household in England. It traces the dealings of those connected to the Chuzzlewits on both sides of the Atlantic.