Nicholas Nickleby
by Charles Dickens
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Nicholas Nickleby, his mother and sister Kate are left penniless upon the death of his father. Around the central story of Nicholas and the misfortunes of his family, Dickens weaves a great gallery of memorable characters, including the friendly Crummles, the evil headmaster Wackford Squeers, Miss Petoker, Newman Noggs and the brothers Cheeryble. Nicholas and Kate struggle through hard times, until they finally find their own happiness.
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England, Yorkshire (England), Great BritainTimes
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The life & adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (New Oxford illustrated Dickens series)
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Life and adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
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Nicholas Nickleby is left responsible for his mother and sister when his father dies. The novel follows his attempt to succeed in supporting them, despite his uncle Ralph's antagonistic lack of belief in him. It is one of Dickens' early comic novels.
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