Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens (English) Paperback Book

Description: Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens Around the central story of Nicholas Nickleby and the misfortunes of his family Dickens created some of his most wonderful characters: the muddle-headed Mrs. Nickleby, the gloriously theatrical Crummles, their protegee Miss Petowker, the pretentious Mantalinis, and the mindlessly cruel Squeers and his wife. Nicholas Nickleby's loose, haphazard progress harks back to the picaresque novels of the eighteenth century — particularly those of Smollett and Fielding — yet the novel's exuberant atmosphere of romance, adventure, and freedom is overshadowed by Dickens' awareness of social ills and financial and class insecurity. However, as Mark Ford writes in his Introduction to this new Penguin Classics edition, it is precisely these anxieties that "Nicholas Nickleby so often succeeds in transfiguring... into the wildest, most exhilarating forms of comedy." FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description When Nicholas Nickleby is left penniless after his fathers death, he appeals to his wealthy uncle to help him find work and to protect his mother and sister. But Ralph Nickleby proves both hard-hearted and unscrupulous, and Nicholas finds himself forced to make his own way in the world. His adventures gave Dickens the opportunity to portray an extraordinary gallery of rogues and eccentrics- Wackford Squeers, the tyrannical headmaster of Dotheboys Hall, a school for unwanted boys, the slow-witted orphan Smike, rescued by Nicholas, the pretentious Mantalinis and the gloriously theatrical Mr and Mrs Crummels and their daughter, the infant phenomenon. Like many of Dickenss novels, Nicholas Nickleby is characterised by his outrage at cruelty and social injustice, but it is also a flamboyantly exuberant work, whose loose, haphazard progress harks back to the picaresque novels of Tobias Smollett and Henry Fielding.In his introduction Mark Ford compares Nicholas Nickleby to eighteenth-century picaresque novels, and examines Dickenss criticism of the Yorkshire schools, his social satire and use of language. This edition includes the original illustrations by Phiz, Dickenss original preface to the work, a chronology and a list of further reading.Charles Dickens is one of the best-loved novelists in the English language, whose 200th anniversary was celebrated in 2012. His most famous books, including Oliver Twist, Great Expectations, A Tale of Two Cities, David Copperfield and The Pickwick Papers, have been adapted for stage and screen and read by millions. If you enjoyed Nicholas Nickleby, you might like Dickenss David Copperfield, also available in Penguin Classics.The novel has everything- an absorbing melodrama, with a supporting cast of heroes, villains and eccentrics, set in a London where vast wealth and desperate poverty live cheek-by-jowlJasper Rees, The Times Notes Written when Dickens was a young novelist at the height of his powers, Nicholas Nickleby is a classic example of the English comic novel, and includes some of Dickens most wonderful characters: muddle-headed Mrs Nickleby; the gloriously theatrical Crummles; the pretentious Matalinis; and the mindlessly cruel Squeers. New edition with a new introduction and the original illustrations. Author Biography 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.%%%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. Promotional "Headline" One of the touchstones of the English comic novel, the Penguin Classics edition of Charles Dickenss Nicholas Nickleby is edited with an introduction by Mark Ford. Details ISBN0140435123 Short Title NICHOLAS NICKLEBY Pages 816 Publisher Penguin Books Series Penguin Classics Language English ISBN-10 0140435123 ISBN-13 9780140435122 Media Book DEWEY FIC Illustrations Yes Year 1999 Publication Date 1999-11-30 Place of Publication London Alternative 9789626343265 Edition 1st Format Paperback Edited by Mark Ford Author Charles Dickens Audience Age 14-18 Tag pengblackclassics Narrator Michael Siberry Residence ENK Illustrator Hablot K. Browne Birth 1815 Death 1882 Imprint Penguin Classics DOI 10.1604/9780140435122 Audience General/Trade UK Release Date 1999-03-04 US Release Date 1999-11-01 Country of Publication United Kingdom NZ Release Date 1999-06-06 AU Release Date 1999-06-06 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:528104;

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