Nicholas Nickleby |
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Author:
| Dickens, Charles |
ISBN: | 978-1-4070-5776-7 |
Publication Date: | Apr 2011 |
Publisher: | Penguin Random House
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Imprint: | Cornerstone Digital |
Book Format: | Ebook |
List Price: | AUD $12.99 |
Book Description:
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When Nicholas's father dies he, his mother and sister, Kate, are left penniless. To earn his keep, Nicholas becomes a tutor at Dotheboys Hall but soon discovers that the headmaster, Wackford Squeers, is a one eyed tyrant who insists on a harsh regime. Nicholas embarks on an adventure that takes him from loathsome boarding schools to the London stage. Dickens confronts issues of neglect and cruelty in this blackly comic masterpeice.
When Nicholas's father dies he, his mother and sister, Kate, are left penniless. To earn his keep, Nicholas becomes a tutor at Dotheboys Hall but soon discovers that the headmaster, Wackford Squeers, is a one eyed tyrant who insists on a harsh regime. Nicholas embarks on an adventure that takes him from loathsome boarding schools to the London stage. Dickens confronts issues of neglect and cruelty in this blackly comic masterpeice.