Nicholas Nickleby
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'I love Dickens but I'm particularly fond of Nicholas Nickleby... It's one of those books I can just read and reread' Nigel Havers
'The novel has everything- absorbing melodrama, with a supporting cast of heroes, villains and eccentrics' The Times
When Nicholas's father dies he, his mother and sister are left penniless. To earn his keep, Nicholas becomes a tutor at Dotheboys Hall but soon discovers that the headmaster, Wackford Squeers, is a one-eyed tyrant who insists on a harsh regime. Nicholas embarks on an adventure that takes him from loathsome boarding schools to the London stage. Dickens confronts issues of neglect and cruelty in this blackly comic masterpiece.
Author: Charles Dickens
Format: Paperback, 944 pages, 129mm x 198mm, 639 g
Published: 2011, Vintage Publishing, United Kingdom
Genre: General & Literary Fiction
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'I love Dickens but I'm particularly fond of Nicholas Nickleby... It's one of those books I can just read and reread' Nigel Havers
'The novel has everything- absorbing melodrama, with a supporting cast of heroes, villains and eccentrics' The Times
When Nicholas's father dies he, his mother and sister are left penniless. To earn his keep, Nicholas becomes a tutor at Dotheboys Hall but soon discovers that the headmaster, Wackford Squeers, is a one-eyed tyrant who insists on a harsh regime. Nicholas embarks on an adventure that takes him from loathsome boarding schools to the London stage. Dickens confronts issues of neglect and cruelty in this blackly comic masterpiece.
Nicholas Nickleby