Nicholas Nickleby

Nicholas Nickleby--------------------------------------------------Our hero confronts a large and varied cast, including Wackford Squeers,the fantastic ogre of a schoolmaster, and Vincent Crummles, the grandiloquentham actor, on his comic and satirical adventures up and down the country.Punishing wickedness, befriending the helpless, strutting the stage,and falling in love, Nicholas shares some of his creator's energy andearnestness as he faces the pressing issues of early Victorian society.