Nicholas Nickleby
byCharles Dickens
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.
Language
en
Published on
02/03/2011
Pages
838
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780099540793
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