The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (Version 3)

Number of Chapters: 66

Length: 31 hours and 36 minutes

Language: English

Nicholas Nickleby was Dickens's third novel following on from Pickwick Papers and Oliver twist. It has a cast of wonderful characters that include Wackford Squeers, the reprehensible and villainous headmaster whose reign of terror at his school in Yorkshire resulted in the abuse and deaths of many of his unwanted and orphaned children, Mr Vincent Crummles and his hilariously inept touring company, the munificent Cheeryble brothers, Ralph Nickleby, Nicholas's uncle, a mean spirited man who is driven by avarice and irrational hatred of his nephew, Smike a boy brutalised by Squeers and his family leaving him mentally and physically handicapped and Mrs Nickleby, Nicholas’s mother, who is pretentiously genteel and somewhat garrulous.

There are many more finely drawn characters who combine to make this not only a comic masterpiece of the period but more than one love story threads its way through the dialogue. Probably what we would call today a ‘Romacom’ and as such Nicholas Nickleby never ceases to delight. (Summary by Peter Keeble)

Authors Preface (Peter John Keeble)

Chapter 1- Introduces All The Rest (Peter John Keeble)

Of Mr Ralph Nickleby, And His Establishments . . . (Peter John Keeble)

Mr Ralph Nickleby receives sad tidings of his brother . . .The reader is informed how he liked Nicholas . . . (Peter John Keeble)

Nicholas and his Uncle . . . wait upon Mr Wackford Squeers, the Yorkshire Schoolmaster (Peter John Keeble)

Nicholas starts for Yorkshire. Of his Leave-taking and his Fellow-Travellers . . . (Peter John Keeble)

In which the Occurrence of the Accident . . . affords an Opportunity . . .to tell Stories against each other (Peter John Keeble)

Mr and Mrs Squeers at Home (Peter John Keeble)

Of the Internal Economy of Dotheboys Hall (Peter John Keeble)

Of Miss Squeers, Mrs Squeers, Master Squeers, and Mr Squeers . . . (Peter John Keeble)

How Mr Ralph Nickleby provided for his Niece and Sister-in-Law (Peter John Keeble)

Newman Noggs inducts Mrs and Miss Nickleby into their New Dwelling in the City (Peter John Keeble)

Whereby the Reader will be enabled to trace the further course of Miss Fanny Squeer's Love . . . (Peter John Keeble)

Nicholas varies the Monotony of Dothebys Hall . . . (Peter John Keeble)

Having the Misfortune to treat of none but Common People . . . (Peter John Keeble)

Acquaints the Reader with the Cause and Origin of the Interruption . . . (Peter John Keeble)

Nicholas seeks to employ himself in a New Capacity . . . (Peter John Keeble)

Follows the Fortunes of Miss Nickleby (Peter John Keeble)

Miss Knag, after doting on Kate Nickleby . . . makes up her Mind to hate her for evermore . . . (Peter John Keeble)

Descriptive of a Dinner at Mr Ralph Nickleby's . . . (Peter John Keeble)

Wherein Nicholas at length encounters his Uncle . . . His Resolution. (Peter John Keeble)

Madam Mantalini finds herself in a Situation . . . and Miss Nickleby finds herself in no Situation at all (Peter John Keeble)

Nicholas, accompanied by Smike, sallies forth to seek his Fortune . . . (Peter John Keeble)

Treats of the Company of Mr Vincent Crummles, and of his Affairs, Domestic and Theatrical (Peter John Keeble)

Of the Great Bespeak for Miss Snevellicci . . . (Peter John Keeble)

Concerning a young Lady from London . . . and an elderly Admirer who follows in her Train . . . (Peter John Keeble)

Is fraught with some Danger to Miss Nickleby's Peace of Mind (Peter John Keeble)

Mrs Nickleby becomes acquainted with Messrs Pyke and Pluck . . . (Peter John Keeble)

Miss Nickleby, rendered desperate by the Persecution of Sir Mulberry Hawk . . . appeals. . . to her Uncle for Protection (Peter John Keeble)

Of the Proceedings of Nicholas, and certain Internal Divisions in the Company . . . (Peter John Keeble)

Festivities are held in honour of Nicholas . . . (Peter John Keeble)

Of Ralph Nickleby and Newman Noggs . . . (Peter John Keeble)

Relating chiefly to some remarkable Conversation, and some remarkable Proceedings . . . (Peter John Keeble)

In which Mr. Ralph Nickleby is relieved, by a very expeditious Process, from all Commerce with his Relations (Peter John Keeble)

Wherein Mr. Ralph Nickleby is visited by Persons with whom the Reader has been already made acquainted (Peter John Keeble)

Smike becomes known to Mrs. Nickleby and Kate. Nicholas also meets with new Acquaintances . . . (Peter John Keeble)

Private and confidential; relating to Family Matters . . . Mr Kenwigs underwent violent Agitation . . . Mrs. Kenwigs was as well as could be expected (Peter John Keeble)

Nicholas finds further Favour in the Eyes of the brothers Cheeryble and Mr Timothy Linkinwater . . . (Peter John Keeble)

Comprises certain Particulars arising out of a Visit of Condolence . . . Smike unexpectedly encounters a very old Friend . . . (Peter John Keeble)

In which another old Friend encounters Smike, very opportunely . . . (Peter John Keeble)

In which Nicholas falls in Love. . . . (Peter John Keeble)

Containing some Romantic Passages between Mrs. Nickleby and the Gentleman in the Small-clothes next Door (Peter John Keeble)

Illustrative of the convivial Sentiment, that the best of Friends must sometimes part (Peter John Keeble)

Officiates as a kind of Gentleman Usher, in bringing various People together (Peter John Keeble)

Mr. Ralph Nickleby cuts an old Acquaintance . . (Peter John Keeble)

Containing Matter of a surprising Kind (Peter John Keeble)

Throws some Light upon Nicholas's Love, but whether for Good or Evil the Reader must determine (Peter John Keeble)

Mr. Ralph Nickleby has some confidential Intercourse with another old Friend. . . (Peter John Keeble)

Being for the Benefit of Mr. Vincent Crummles, and positively his last Appearance on this Stage (Peter John Keeble)

Chronicles the further Proceedings of the Nickleby Family, and the Sequel of the Adventure of the Gentleman in the Small-clothes (Peter John Keeble)

Involves a serious Catastrophe (Peter John Keeble)

The Project of Mr. Ralph Nickleby and his Friend approaching a successful Issue, becomes unexpectedly known to another Party . . . (Peter John Keeble)

Nicholas despairs of rescuing Madeline Bray . . . (Peter John Keeble)

Containing the further Progress of the Plot contrived by Mr. Ralph Nickleby and Mr. Arthur Gride (Peter John Keeble)

The Crisis of the Project and its Result (Peter John Keeble)

Of Family Matters, Cares, Hopes, Disappointments, and Sorrows (Peter John Keeble)

Ralph Nickleby, baffled by his Nephew in his late Design, hatches a Scheme of Retaliation . . . (Peter John Keeble)

How Ralph Nickleby's Auxiliary went about his Work, and how he prospered with it (Peter John Keeble)

In which one Scene of this History is closed (Peter John Keeble)

The Plots begin to fail, and Doubts and Dangers to disturb the Plotter (Peter John Keeble)

The Dangers thicken, and the Worst is Told (Peter John Keeble)

Wherein Nicholas and his Sister forfeit the good Opinion of all worldly and prudent People (Peter John Keeble)

Ralph makes one last Appointment—and keeps it (Peter John Keeble)

The Brothers Cheeryble make various Declarations for themselves and others . . . (Peter John Keeble)

An old Acquaintance is recognised . . . and Dotheboys Hall breaks up for ever (Peter John Keeble)

Conclusion (Peter John Keeble)

The audiobook The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (Version 3) falls under the genres of General Fiction. It is written by Charles Dickens.

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