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Nicholas Nickleby

Nicholas Nickleby

by Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870

BookID: 967

Language:English

Reading Level:Reading ease score: 76.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Copyright Status:Public domain in the USA.

Boarding schools -- FictionEngland -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- FictionEngland -- FictionBildungsromans

Description

"Nicholas Nickleby" by Charles Dickens is a novel originally published as a serial from 1838 to 1839. After his father's death, young Nicholas must support his mother and sister, seeking help from their wealthy but cold-hearted uncle Ralph. When Ralph sends Nicholas to a brutal Yorkshire boarding school, he witnesses terrible cruelty and befriends an abused servant boy named Smike. Their escape sets off a chain of events involving theatrical troupes, harassment, schemes, and dark family secrets that will test Nicholas's courage and determination. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Class:PR: Language and Literatures: English literature

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