Nicholas Nickleby oleh Charles Dickens

Like most of Dickenss early works, the novel has a contemporary setting. Much of the action takes place in London, with several chapters taking place in Dickenss birthplace of Portsmouth, as well as settings in Yorkshire and Devon. Nickleby is the first of Dickenss romances, an immediate and complete success establishing Dickenss lasting reputation. Mr Ralph Nicklebys first visit to his poor relations Nicholas Nicklebys father dies unexpectedly after losing all of his money in a poor investment. Nicholas, his mother and his younger sister, Kate, are forced to give up their comfortable lifestyle in Devonshire and travel to London to seek the aid of their only relative.