Dickens, Charles,  1812-1870 <br/><br/>
Nicholas Nickleby 

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<br/><br/> Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Nickleby  Release date is 2006-04-27 
<br/><br/>Produced by Donald Lainson and David Widger  Produced by Donald Lainson and David Widger 
<br/><br/> "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. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>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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