{"product_id":"2026200007971-secondhand-charles-dickens-nicholas-nickleby-hard-times-a-christmas-carol","title":"Charles Dickens: Nicholas Nickleby; Hard Times; A Christmas Carol","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good                          \u003cbr\u003eJacket: N\/A\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good                  \u003cbr\u003eMarkings: No markings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis handsome omnibus brings together three of Charles Dickens's most beloved and socially charged works, offering readers a sweeping encounter with the full range of his moral vision and narrative genius. Nicholas Nickleby chronicles the adventures of a spirited young man who, after his father's sudden death, must battle poverty, cruelty, and injustice to protect his family — most memorably exposing the brutal conditions of Yorkshire boarding schools through the unforgettable villain Wackford Squeers. Hard Times presents a searing indictment of industrial-age utilitarianism, set in the grim fictional mill town of Coketown, where Dickens argues passionately that a life governed purely by facts and profit crushes the human spirit. A Christmas Carol rounds out the collection with its timeless ghost story of redemption, as the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge is transformed by supernatural visitations into a man of warmth and generosity. Together, these three works illustrate Dickens at his most urgent and humane — by turns satirical, indignant, and deeply tender — making this volume an essential cornerstone of any classic literature collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48887936581851,"sku":"2026200007971-SECONDHAND","price":25.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/b3a96df4-3924-453f-8ea4-ff85fe98b39a.png?v=1781750011","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200007971-secondhand-charles-dickens-nicholas-nickleby-hard-times-a-christmas-carol","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}