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    <body><![CDATA[The first Dickens I read. I wanted to read <em>Nicholas Nickleby</em> so much since I love the adaptation starring the ever so gorgeous Charlie Hunnam as Nicholas. Compared to other Dickens that I have read, <em>Nicholas Nickleby</em> is lighter. Basically, it tells Nicholas’ journey to reach success. Not only that...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47865774">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[When I first went to the UK and was doing my version of A Tour Round the Whole Island of Great Britain, which involved many hours alone on British Rail and in B&amp;Bs, this was the only book I took with me - and it was the only one I needed.  Because of their length, you could probably say the same abo...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/28836429">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Wow, what a trial. I loved Great Expectations, I tolerated Oliver Twist, but Nicholas Nickleby was a bear to get through. I bought the book years ago in error, thinking it was on a college course reading list. This book sat on my shelf until I finally decided to take a crack at it last fall. After a...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/22035003">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[What a book. I had no idea what infinite charms 19th-century literature holds for me. I have never read Dickens strictly for pleasure before, but this is the book to do it. Nicholas Nickleby is not a wimp! That's what I loved about it. He stands up for himself in a way that I always longed for in, s...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/18052187">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[<p>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.</p><br/><p>This edition comes with an introduction and notes by Paul Schlicke.</p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[I was surprised to enjoy this more than I thought I would. Dickens' avowed purpose in writing it was to provide the public with a novel like <em>The Pickwick Papers</em>, full of funny episodes and lively characters, and since I wasn't terribly interested in <em>Pickwick</em>, I thought that boded ill for <em>Nickleby</em>. H...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43618088">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Nicholas Nickleby a plus de défauts que les autres romans de Dickens. L’intrigue est présente et bien menée (on a la présence d’un jeune homme qui ignore tout de son propre passé, un mystérieux inconnu...) mais à un moment, elle est perdue dans quelques scènes sans grand intérêt. Néan...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/32265953">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I just finished Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens.  Wow, what an emotionally draining but compelling piece.  I loved it because even though it is filled with SO much tragedy, Love and Kindness win in the end.  <br/><br/>This book reminds all of us, that money doesn’t equate to happiness and t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/22071347">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Next to A Christmas Carol and A Tale of Two Cities, this has been my favorite Dickens novel. I painted a lot of boxes listening to the unabridged version of this book on tape, but what fun! I just loved it. If you get a reader who can do all the voices and accents, this book just comes alive.<br/>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/21731814">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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