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Charles Dickens
Nicholas Nickleby
Although early success opened the doors of London's
literary and artistic circles, Dickens remained the
champion of the underdog. The maltreated children in
cheap boarding schools depicted in Nicholas Nickleby
showed up a living, breathing scandal that awoke his
readers to the need for humane reform.
But Nicholas Nickleby is more than a social crusade,
it is a richly entertaining spectacle embracing a warmth
and humour second only to Pickwick. A romantic hero
and pretty heroine triumph over vice and villainy amid a
wealth of unforgettable characters: the rapacious Squeers,
the extravagant Mantalani, and an exuberant cast of
Thespians, who, led by Vincent Crummies, personify the
lords of the blood and flea pits.
Ever since the first monthly instalment sold 50,000 copies
on publication day, 31 March 1838, its unflagging pace and
broad comedy have continued to delight readers of every
day and age.
With Introduction and Notes by...
Tovább
Fülszöveg
Charles Dickens
Nicholas Nickleby
Although early success opened the doors of London's
literary and artistic circles, Dickens remained the
champion of the underdog. The maltreated children in
cheap boarding schools depicted in Nicholas Nickleby
showed up a living, breathing scandal that awoke his
readers to the need for humane reform.
But Nicholas Nickleby is more than a social crusade,
it is a richly entertaining spectacle embracing a warmth
and humour second only to Pickwick. A romantic hero
and pretty heroine triumph over vice and villainy amid a
wealth of unforgettable characters: the rapacious Squeers,
the extravagant Mantalani, and an exuberant cast of
Thespians, who, led by Vincent Crummies, personify the
lords of the blood and flea pits.
Ever since the first monthly instalment sold 50,000 copies
on publication day, 31 March 1838, its unflagging pace and
broad comedy have continued to delight readers of every
day and age.
With Introduction and Notes by
Arthur Calder-Marshall
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