| Our hero confronts a large and varied cast,including Wackford Squeers,the fantastic ogre of a schoolmaster,and Vincent Crummles,the grandiloquent ham 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 and earnestness as he faces the pressing issues of early Victorian society.——This text refers to the Paperback edition. 作者简介： Michael Slater is Professor of Victorian Literature at Birkbeck College in the University of London. He was editor of The Dickensian(1968-77)and President of the International Dickens Fellowship (1988-90).He has published many books and articles on Dickens. |
| INTRODUCTION BIBLIOGRAPHY AUTHOR'S PREFACE I Introduces all the rest II Of Mr Ralph Nickleby,and his establishment,and his undertakings,and of a great joint-stock company of vast national importance II Mr Ralph Nickleby receives sad tidings of his brother,but bears up nobly against the intelligence communicated to him.The reader is informed bow he liked Nicholas,who is herein introduced,and bow kindly be proposed to make his fortune at once IV Nicholas and his uncle(to secure the fortune without loss of time)wait upon Mr Wackford gqueers,the Yorkshire schoolmaster V Nicholas starts for Yorkshire.Of his leave-taking and his fellow-travellers,and what befell them on the road VI In which the occurrence of the accident mentioned in the last chapter,affords an opportunity to a couple of gentlemen to tell stories against each other VII Mr and Mrs Squeers at borne VIII Of the internal economy of Dotbeboys Hall IX Of Miss Squeers,Mrs Squeers,Master Squeers,and Mr Squeers; and of various matters and persons connected no less with the Squeerses than Nicholas Nickleby X How Mr Ralph Nickleby provided for his niece and sister-in-law XI Newman Noggs inducts Mrs and Miss Nickleby into their new dwelling in the City XII Whereby the reader will be enabled to trace the further course of Miss Fanny Squeers's love,and to ascertain whether it ran smooth or otherwise XIII Nicholas varies the monotony of Dothebys Hall by a most vigorous and remarkable proceeding,which leads to consequences of some importance XXV Having the misfortune to treat of none but common people,is necessarily of a mean and vulgar character XV Acquaints the reader with the cause and origin of the interruption described in the last chapter,and with some other matters necessary to be known XVI Nicholas seeks to employ himself in a new capacity,and,being unsuccesful,accepts an engagement as tutor in a private family XVII Follows the fortunes of Miss Nickleby XVIII Miss Knag,after doting on Kate Nickleby for three whole days,makes up her mind to hate her for evermore.The causes which led Miss Knag to form this resolution XIX Descriptive of a dinner at Mr Ralph Nickleby's,and of the manner in which the company entertained themselves,before dinner,at dinner,and after dinner XX Wherein Nicholas at length encounters his uncle,to whom he expresses his sentiments with much candour.His resolution XXI Madam Mantalini finds herself in a situation of some difficulty,and Miss Nickleby finds herself in no situation at all XXII Nicholas,accompanied by Smike,sallies forth to seek his fortune.He encounters Mr Vincent Crummles; and who he was,is herein made manifest …… LXV Conclusion NOTES |
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