Nicholas Nickleby (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Charles Dickens
- First Published: 1838
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Social realism
- Time of Work: Early nineteenth century
- Setting: England
- Principal Characters: Nicholas Nickleby, Kate Nickleby, Mrs. Nickleby, Ralph Nickleby, Wackford Squeers, Smike, The Cheeryble Brothers, Frank Cheeryble, Madeline Bray
- Genres: Long fiction, Sensation novel
- Subjects: Love or romance, Nineteenth century, Social issues, Brothers and sisters, England or English people, Wills, Greed, Money, Private schools, Philanthropy or philanthropists
- Locales: London, England, Portsmouth, England
The Story:
When Nicholas Nickleby was nineteen years old, his father died a bankrupt. A short time after their bereavement, Nicholas, his sister Kate, and their mother set out for London. There they hoped that the late Mr. Nickleby’s brother, Ralph, might be willing to do something for them. Ralph Nickleby, a miserly moneylender, grudgingly allowed his sister-in-law and Kate to move into empty lodgings he owned, and he secured a position for Nicholas as assistant to Wackford Squeers, who operated a boys’ boarding school in Yorkshire. Nicholas, leaving his mother and sister...
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