Depicts the joyless existences of the citizens of the imaginary mid-Victorian city of Coketown, whose workers toil endlessly for factory owner Josiah Bounderby, and whose students drudge for utilitarian educator Thomas Gradgrind
Paul Schlicke Books
Paul Schlicke is an internationally renowned Dickens scholar. His work delves into the life and writings of one of Britain's greatest novelists, drawing upon an unparalleled diversity of information. Schlicke sheds new and often unexpected light on Dickens's most familiar works, exploring the experiences, events, and literature that shaped him. This approach offers readers a deeper understanding of the master storyteller.
Oxford World's Classics: Nicholas Nickleby
- 918 pages
- 33 hours of reading
Following the success of Pickwick Papers and Oliver Twist, Nicholas Nickleby was hailed as a comic triumph and firmly established Dickens as a 'literary gentleman'. It has a full supporting cast of delectable characters that range from the iniquitous Wackford Squeers and his family, to the delightful Mrs Nickleby, taking in the eccentric Crummles and his travelling players, the Mantalinis, the Kenwigs and many more.
