{"product_id":"nicholas-nickleby-by-charles-dickens-9780140435122","title":"Nicholas Nickleby","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNicholas Nickleby\u003c\/em\u003e is relaunched as part of Penguin Classics, showcasing the work of a young novelist at the height of his powers. This book is truly one of the touchstones of the English comic novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAt the heart of the story is Nicholas Nickleby and the misfortunes of his family, around which Dickens created a cast of some of his most wonderful characters. Among them are the muddle-headed Mrs Nickleby, the gloriously theatrical Crummles and their protégée Miss Petowker, the pretentious Mantalinis, and the mindlessly cruel Squeers and his wife.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNicholas Nickleby\u003c\/em\u003e's loose, haphazard progress echoes the picaresque novels of the 18th century, particularly those of Smollett and Fielding. Yet, the novel's exuberant atmosphere of romance, adventure, and freedom is overshadowed by Dickens' awareness of social ills and financial and class insecurity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46495302418668,"sku":"9780140435122","price":25.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/27238993482237.jpg?v=1748473249","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/nicholas-nickleby-by-charles-dickens-9780140435122","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}