The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
by Charles Dickens
Publisher: Macmillan 1916
ISBN/ASIN: B002AVVQ64
Number of pages: 604
Description:
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 the stage, and falling in love, Nicholas shares some of his creator's energy and earnestness as he faces the pressing issues of early Victorian society.
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