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Nicholas Nickleby (Penguin Classics)
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.8
EAN: 9780140435122
ISBN: 0140435123
Label: Penguin Classics
Manufacturer: Penguin Classics
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 864
Publication Date: November 01, 1999
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Studio: Penguin Classics
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Editorial Review:
Our hero confronts a large and varied cast, including Wackford Squeers, the fantastic ogre of a schoolmaster, and Vincent Crummles, the grandiloquent ham actor, on his comic and satirical adventures up and down the country. Punishing wickedness, befriending the helpless, strutting the stage, and falling in love, Nicholas shares some of his creator's energy and earnestness as he faces the pressing issues of early Victorian society.
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 leavend by Dickens' awareness of social ills and financial and class insecurity.
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - WONDERFUL recording, though unfortunately abridged.
I grew up listening to this audiobook and I have adored Nickleby ever since. Siberry's narration and character voices are superb, particularly his Yorkshire accents. The eccentricities of Dickens' characters are truly accentuated by the narrator's character voices, making this audio version of the story a truly delightful experience. If only it weren't abridged! It's still a worthwhile buy, particularly if you don't have the time or energy for the 800+ page novel.
Rating:  - Worth Reading
Nicholas Nickleby might not be the best book ever written (certainly some other book wins that prize (and it is likely that that book is widely available)), but it is still worth reading. It is long, yes, but it has plenty of things to recommend it: interesting characters, comic interludes, and a touching (if a bit sentimental conclusion). Perhaps the book's main problem is that Nicholas Nickleby (the character, not the eponymous book) is a bit too good. His character doesn't change, and his ... Read More
Rating: - Great for your library collection
This is a great book. Bought it for my brother-in-law in Dallas, an avid book lover. He loves the book and this hardcover edition looks sharp as well.
Rating: - A Very Funny Dickens Novel
This is a very funny novel in some sections. Imagine an older Oliver Twist, about 19 or 20 or so, but handsome, and with a temper, and with a strong outgoing personality, and one who can act and do all kinds of things. He has lots of self confidence and a beautiful sister, and throw in an obnoxious and rich uncle and a dotty mother. Yes, it is very, very entertaining.
I bought the Wordsworth Classic version but would recommend the Penguin Classic version, and recommend that purchase ... Read More
Rating: - Dickens! Dickens!
Charles Dickens is my favorite author and this is another excellent story! I have all his books, and they are all well-written, entertaining and intellectual. I love how people are his subject and he is a master of words. Every person ought to read Dickens if only for the understanding of grammar you will receive.
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