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With the sudden death of their father, the penniless Nicklebys are forced to leave the comfort of their Devonshire estate and seek refuge in London with a duplicitous relative. Ruthless businessman Ralph Nickleby loathes his relations on sight and grudgingly finds work for Nicholas... Read Full Overview

'A revelation ... as well as being sympathetic to the plight of children, it is hilarious' A. N. Wilson

Our hero confronts a large and varied cast, including Wackford Squeers, the fantastic ogre of a schoolmaster, and Vincent Crummles, the grandiloquent ham actor, on his comic and satirical adventures up and down the country. Punishing wickedness, befriending the helpless, strutting... Read Full Overview

After the death of his father, Nicholas Nickleby becomes a schoolteacher in a boys' school in Yorkshire to support his family. There he sees injustices and cruelty and stands up to the schoolmasters to right these wrongs. Classics Illustrated tells this wonderful tale in colorful... Read Full Overview

Our hero confronts a large and varied cast, including Wackford Squeers, the fantastic ogre of a schoolmaster, and Vincent Crummles, the grandiloquent ham actor, on his comic and satirical adventures up and down the country. Punishing wickedness, befriending the helpless, strutting... Read Full Overview

'The novel has everything: absorbing melodrama, with a supporting cast of heroes, villains and eccentrics' The Times

Nicholas Nickleby; or, The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby is a novel by Charles Dickens. Originally published as a serial from 1838 to 1839, it was Dickens's third novel.The novel centres on the life and adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, a young man who must support... Read Full Overview

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Nicholas Nickleby is Charles Dickens's fierce and expansive novel of cruelty, exploitation, family loyalty, social corruption, and theatrical survival in Victorian England. After the death of his father, young Nicholas is forced to seek help from his cold... Read Full Overview

Charles Dickens's classic novel following the life and adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, who must support his family following the death of his father.

After the untimely death of his father, young Nicholas Nickleby must find a way to support his mother and younger sister. His uncle finds Nicholas a job at Dotheboy's Hall, a school in Yorkshire. Nicholas is appalled by the mistreatment of the students and... Read Full Overview

Our hero confronts a large and varied cast, including Wackford Squeers, the fantastic ogre of a schoolmaster, and Vincent Crummles, the grandiloquent ham actor, on his comic and satirical adventures up and down the country. Punishing wickedness, befriending the helpless, strutting... Read Full Overview

Though only Dickens' third novel, "Nicholas Nickleby" is a well-crafted and significant precursor to his other great works. The tale follows the fortunes of a young man, the son of an imprudent gentleman who leaves his family without resources. Fiercely devoted to his mother... Read Full Overview

Dominoes is a full-colour, interactive readers series that offers students a fun reading experience while building their language skills. With integrated activities and on-page glossaries the new edition of the series makes reading motivating for learners. Each reader is carefully... Read Full Overview