{"product_id":"nicholas-nickleby","title":"Nicholas Nickleby","description":"\u003ch4 class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eA young man. A cruel schoolmaster. A debt-ridden family. And the novel that toppled a real-life monster.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCharles Dickens's third novel is a swashbuckling, tear-jerking, rage-inducing masterpiece about a boy who refuses to bow—and the school where children were starved, beaten, and forgotten.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNicholas Nickleby is barely twenty when his father dies, leaving his mother and sister penniless. He turns to his wealthy uncle, Ralph Nickleby, a cold-hearted moneylender who despises the boy and schemes against him. Ralph packs Nicholas off to Dotheboys Hall, a boarding school in Yorkshire run by the monstrous Wackford Squeers, who feeds his students rancid food, beats them senseless, and steals what little money their parents send. Nicholas rebels—spectacularly—and flees, taking the crippled orphan Smike with him. What follows is a picaresque adventure across England: a theater company, a kidnapping, a duel, and a final reckoning with the uncle who wanted him destroyed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is Dickens at his most indignant and crowd-pleasing: a novel about the cruelty of the powerful, the resilience of the young, and the belief that justice—real justice—is possible. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNicholas Nickleby is\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e a thunderous attack on the Yorkshire boarding school system, which Dickens helped shut down.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne of Dickens's most beloved novels, adapted for stage and screen many times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFeatures some of his greatest villains: Wackford Squeers (based on real-life schoolmasters) and Ralph Nickleby\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA direct attack on abusive boarding schools that led to real-world reform\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAvailable in multiple formats:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaperback \u0026amp; Hardcover:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Beautifully designed print editions presenting the complete, unabridged text made to last.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEbook:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e DRM-free EPUB compatible with Kindle, Kobo, Apple Books, and all major e-readers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAudiobook:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Professionally narrated, complete and unabridged, available on all major audiobook platforms.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA beautifully crafted edition for your shelf, your device, or your ears—or the perfect gift for anyone who believes that one young man with a cudgel can still change the world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003eCharles Dickens\u003cspan\u003e (1812–1870) was an English novelist, journalist, and social critic, widely regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. Born in Portsmouth, he endured a childhood of poverty and forced labor in a blacking factory after his father was imprisoned for debt—experiences that shaped his lifelong commitment to social reform. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNicholas Nickleby\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was published serially from 1838 to 1839 and was an enormous popular success. The novel's portrayal of Dotheboys Hall was based on Dickens's investigation of real Yorkshire boarding schools, where children were often abandoned by their families and abused. The publicity from the novel helped lead to the closure of several such schools. His other major works include \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOliver Twist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1837), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDavid Copperfield\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1850), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBleak House\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1853), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Tale of Two Cities\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1859), and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGreat Expectations\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1861). Dickens died of a stroke in 1870 and is buried in Poets' Corner at Westminster Abbey.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Casa Carlini","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":54420739752308,"sku":"9612921002509","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Ebook","offer_id":54420739785076,"sku":"9612921002510","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":54420739817844,"sku":"9612921002509","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":54420739850612,"sku":"9612921002512","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0988\/5561\/6884\/files\/casa-carlini-simple-audiobook-nicholas-nickleby-53566702715252.jpg?v=1779965696","url":"https:\/\/casacarlini.com\/products\/nicholas-nickleby","provider":"Casa Carlini","version":"1.0","type":"link"}