PublishedVintage Classics, February 2011 |
ISBN9780099540793 |
FormatSoftcover, 944 pages |
Dimensions19.8cm × 12.9cm × 4cm |
When Nicholas s father dies he, his mother and sister, Kate, are left penniless. To earn his keep, Nicholas becomes a tutor at Dotheboys Hall but soon discovers that the headmaster, Wackford Squeers, is a one eyed tyrant who insists on a harsh regime. Nicholas embarks on an adventure that takes him from loathsome boarding schools to the London stage. Dickens confronts issues of neglect and cruelty in this blackly comic masterpeice.