Nicholas Nickleby

I was very fortunate to see the original Royal Shakespeare Production of "Nicholas Nickleby," an eight-hour marathon presented in two parts, when I was in university.

Archive 2008-02-01 2008

"Nicholas Nickleby," as an exposition of school abuses, 5.

English: Composition and Literature 1899

It was on this occasion, as the poet himself reminded Thackeray's daughter, that while the novelist was speaking, Lady Ritchie's little sister "looked up suddenly from the book over which she had been absorbed, saying in her sweet childish voice, 'Papa, why do you not write books like' Nicholas Nickleby '?'"

The Social History of Smoking George Latimer Apperson 1897

Thackeray, you remember, somewhere mentions a youthful admirer of Dickens, who, when she is happy, reads "Nicholas Nickleby," -- when she is unhappy, reads "Nicholas Nickleby," -- when she is in bed, reads "Nicholas

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 67, May, 1863 Various

Nickleby, "-- when she has nothing to do, reads" Nicholas Nickleby, "-- and when she has finished the book, reads" Nicholas Nickleby ": and so do I read and re-read the essays and letters of Charles Lamb; and the oftener

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 67, May, 1863 Various

When she was sick, she read "Nicholas Nickleby," and when she got well, she read "Nicholas

Modern Eloquence: Vol III, After-Dinner Speeches P-Z Various

Squeers, "cajoling Major Ward, as" Nicholas Nickleby, "to sharpen her quill pen.

Harrison, Mrs. Burton, 1843-1920. Recollections Grave and Gay 1911

'Nicholas Nickleby' first made its appearance, only six irate schoolmasters went immediately to London to thrash the author; each believing that he recognized his own features in the amiable portrait of 'Squeers.'"

St. Elmo 1872

Thirty years ago, he played the title role in the Royal Shakespeare Company's hit "The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby," an 8½-hour keester-testing adaptation of the Dickens novel.

Like Gomez, He's an Enthusiast Joanne Kaufman 2011

Welsh National Opera chose a seasoned theatre team for a new Don Giovanni: John Caird, director, and John Napier, designer, whose RSC and National Theatre projects include Nicholas Nickleby and Candide.

The Passenger; Don Giovanni; Faust – review 2011