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The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (1800)

738 pages 3.0/5 Goodreads

Nicholas Nickleby is left responsible for his mother and sister when his father dies. The novel follows his attempt to succeed in supporting them, despite his uncle Ralph's antagonistic lack of belief in him. It is one of Dickens' early comic novels.

Author: Charles Dickens

ISBN: 9780140861839

Content Warnings

Mental Health & Emotional

Death of a parent Grief / bereavement (major focus)

Other

Gaslighting / emotional manipulation

Violence & Physical Harm

Child abuse / harm to children Domestic violence / intimate partner abuse Self-harm / suicide (depicted)
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