The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby

Charles Dickens, Simon Vance

eAudio - 2010

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby is closely modelled on the eighteenth-century novels that Charles Dickens loved as a child, such as Robinson Crusoe, in which the fortunes of a hero shape the plot. The likeable young Nicholas, left penniless on the death of his father, sets off in search of better prospects. His meandering route to happiness includes work as a teacher at Dotheboys Hall, where the brutal Wackford Squeers ill-treats his impoverished pupils, and a spell as an actor with the absurdly melodramatic Crummles troupe. Nicholas's many adventures give Dickens the freedom to follow the eccentricities of a vivid gallery of characters, exploring themes of class, love, and self-awareness with exuberant comedy and biting s...atire.

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Published
Tantor Media, Inc.
Language
English
Main Authors
Charles Dickens, Simon Vance
Online Access
Overdrive Resource Page
Format
MP3 audiobook, OverDrive Listen audiobook
MP3 audiobook
File Size883 GB
Parts29
ISBN9781452620244
Release Date12/24/2010
OverDrive Listen audiobook
File Size881 GB
ISBN9781452620244
Release Date12/24/2010