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Nicholas Nickleby

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Main Author: Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870
Other Authors: Ford, Mark, 1962-, Browne, Hablot Knight, 1815-1882
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Penguin Books, 1999.
Series:Penguin classics
Subjects:
Young men > Fiction.
Theatrical companies > Fiction.
Boarding schools > Fiction.
Poor families > Fiction.
England > Fiction.
Picaresque literature.
England > Social conditions > 19th century > Fiction.
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Item Description:"When Nicholas Nickleby is left penniless after his father's death, he appeals to his wealthy uncle to help him find work and to protect his mother and sister"--Page 4 of cover.
Physical Description:xxxvi, 816 pages ; 20 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780140435122
0140435123
Author Notes:Charles Dickens (1812-1870) started his career as a writer with the phenomenally successful Pickwick Papers (1836-7). NICHOLAS NICKLEBY appeared in 1838 and was swiftly followed by 'The Old Curiosity Shop' (1840-41). Dickens is considered as one of the greatest novelists in the English language.
Mark Ford is currently lecturer at University College, London and writes regularly for the London Review of Books, The Times Literary Supplement and the Guardian.

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