# Nicholas Nickleby

By Charles Dickens.

"Nicholas Nickleby" by Charles Dickens is a novel originally published as a serial from 1838 to 1839. After his father's death, young Nicholas must support his mother and sister, seeking help from their wealthy but cold-hearted uncle Ralph. When Ralph sends Nicholas to a brutal Yorkshire boarding school, he witnesses terrible cruelty and befriends an abused servant boy named Smike. Their escape sets off a chain of events involving theatrical troupes, harassment, schemes, and dark family secrets that will test Nicholas's courage and determination. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: English
- Subjects: Boarding schools -- Fiction; England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction; England -- Fiction; Bildungsromans; Young men -- Fiction; Theatrical companies -- Fiction; Poor families -- Fiction; Picaresque literature

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## Audiobooks of it

- [Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (Version 2)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/books/librivox/5310) by Charles Dickens (35 h 36 min, English)
- [Life And Adventures Of Nicholas Nickleby](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/books/librivox/876) by Charles Dickens (33 h 59 min, English)
- [Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (Version 3)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/books/librivox/8420) by Charles Dickens (31 h 37 min, English)
- [Nicholas Nickleby (Version 4)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/books/librivox/10908) by Charles Dickens (31 h 35 min, English)

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