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The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby: Reproduced in Facsimile from the Original Monthly Parts of 1838-9
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Univ of Pennsylvania Pr
Publication date January 1, 1983
Binding Paperback
Book category Adult Fiction
ISBN-13 9780812211351
ISBN-10 0812211359
Dimensions 2.50 by 5.75 by 9 in.
Weight 3.20 lbs.
Availability§ Out of Print
Original list price $39.95
Other format details university press
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Summary
Greed makes Ralph Nickleby, a shrewd businessman, overlook the welfare of his nephew Nicholas, and niece Kate
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Dickens' third novel, and Paul McCartney's favorite book
 
When Nicholas’s father dies he, his mother, and his 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.


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Facsimile edition from Univ of Pennsylvania Pr (February 1, 1983)
9780812278736 | details & prices | List price $45.95
About: Greed makes Ralph Nickleby, a shrewd businessman, overlook the welfare of his nephew Nicholas, and niece Kate
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from Univ of Pennsylvania Pr (January 1, 1983)
9780812211351 | details & prices | 5.75 × 9.00 × 2.50 in. | 3.20 lbs | List price $39.95
About: Greed makes Ralph Nickleby, a shrewd businessman, overlook the welfare of his nephew Nicholas, and niece Kate

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