Nicholas Nickleby
Left penniless by his father's death, nineteen-year-old Nicholas Nickleby is found a post by his cold uncle Ralph at Dotheboys Hall, a Yorkshire school where the one-eyed Wackford Squeers starves and beats his pupils. Nicholas thrashes the schoolmaster and flees with the broken boy Smike, joins Vincent Crummles's traveling theater company, and returns to London to protect his sister Kate from the men Ralph has set on her. Dickens published the novel in monthly parts in 1838 and 1839, after visiting the Yorkshire schools in person. It is a sprawling mixture of exposure, farce and melodrama, with the Crummles chapters among the funniest things he wrote. It is available to read online in your browser on Vinteuil, with the first chapter free.
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Frequently asked questions about Nicholas Nickleby
Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens can be read online on Vinteuil, directly in your browser. The first chapter is free for everyone; the complete book is included in Vinteuil Reading ($4.99/month or $39.99/year) or yours forever for $2.99.
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Yes. Nicholas Nickleby opens right on this page, in a reader designed for long reading: adjustable text size, light, sepia and dark themes, a clickable table of contents and your place saved when you are signed in. No download or app is needed.
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Is Nicholas Nickleby in the public domain?
Yes. Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens is a public-domain work. Vinteuil offers a carefully prepared digital edition made for comfortable reading on screen.
How long does it take to read Nicholas Nickleby?
About 21 h 42 min of reading, at an average reading pace. Your place is saved automatically when you are signed in, so you can read in several sittings and on several devices.
What kind of book is Nicholas Nickleby?
Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens is filed under "Fiction" in the Vinteuil library.
