{"product_id":"charles-dickens-nicholas-nickleby-chapman-hall-1","title":"Charles Dickens' Nicholas Nickleby - Chapman \u0026 Hall","description":"\u003cbr\u003eTitle: Nicholas Nickleby\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Charles Dickens\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Chapman \u0026amp; Hall\u003cbr\u003ePublication Date: Undated\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardcover, leatherbound\u003cbr\u003eCondition: This book is in poor condition with a loose front boards, peeling worn spine, tanned pages with water markings at the bottom of pages.\u003c!-- split --\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch2\u003eReader's note\u003c\/h2\u003eThis book is an antique jewel in a shade of red that has a real presence in any library. This book has an interesting history as Dickens states in his preface - It has afforded the Author great amusement and satisfaction, during the progress of this work, to learn, from country friends and from a variety of ludicrous statements concerning himself in provincial newspapers, that more than one Yorkshire schoolmaster lays claim to being the original of Mr. Squeers. One worthy, he has reason to believe, has actually consulted authorities learned in the law, as to his having good grounds on which to rest an action for libel; another, has meditated a journey to London, for the express purpose of committing an assault and battery on his traducer - it seems that some people were greatly offended by the character of Wackford Squeers in this story. This is just one of the reasons why Nicholas Nickleby remains an important piece of classic literature to this day.","brand":"Country House Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55623269548411,"sku":"10486439","price":9.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2458\/8207\/files\/orig_489072_jpg.jpg?v=1752762714","url":"https:\/\/countryhouselibrary.co.uk\/products\/charles-dickens-nicholas-nickleby-chapman-hall-1","provider":"Country House Library ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}