Household Edition Nicholas Nickleby | Dickens Gallery

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Household Edition

The Household Edition of Nicholas Nickleby was published in 1875 and features 59 illustrations by Fred Barnard.

Title Page and Vignette

Ralph Nickleby and Newman Noggs

The uncle and nephew looked at each other for some seconds without speaking

The schoolmaster and his companion looked steadily at each other for a few seconds, and then exchanged a very meaning smile

Snubs and Romans are plentiful enough, and there are flats of all sorts and sizes when there's a meeting at Exeter Hall

Very glad to make your acquaintance, miss," said Squeers, raising his hat an inch or two

On the opposite side of the fire, there sat with folded arms a wrinkled hideous figure

The First Class in English Spelling and Philosophy

"Pain and fear, pain and fear for me, alive or dead. No hope, no hope!"

Kate walked sadly back to their lodgings in the Strand

"Oh! as soft as possible, if you please."

"Wretch," rejoined Nicholas, fiercely, "touch him at your peril! I will not stand by, and see it done. My blood is up, and I have the strength of ten such men as you"

"I can — not help it, and it don't signify," sobbed Mrs. Kenwigs. "Oh! they're too beautiful to live, much too beautiful!"

There came into the office an applicant, in whose favour he immediately retired, and whose appearance both surprised and interested him

"I don't forget you, my soul, and never shall, and never can,' said Mantalini, kissing his wife's hand, and grimacing aside to Miss Nickleby, who turned away

"A miserable wretch," exclaimed Mr. Knag, striking his forehead. "A miserable wretch"

"I am afraid you have been giving her some of your wicked looks, my lord," said the intended

But the young lady making a violent effort to disengage herself, he lost his balance, and measured his length upon the ground

The dressing-room door being hastily flung open, Mr. Mantalini was disclosed to view, with his shirt collar symmetrically thrown back: putting a fine edge to a breakfast knife by means of his razor strop

"You can give him that 'ere card, and tell him if he wants to speak to me, and save trouble, here I am; that's all"

Mr. Crummles looked, from time to time, with great interest at Smike, with whom he had appeared considerably struck from the first. He had now fallen asleep, and was nodding in his chair.

The Indian Savage and the Maiden

"As an exquisite embodiment of the poet's visions, and a realisation of human intellectuality, gilding with a refulgent light our dreamy moments, and laying open a new and magic world before the mental eye, the drama is gone, perfectly gone," said Mr. Curdle

"Nickleby," said his client, throwing himself along the sofa on which he had been previously seated, so as to bring his lips nearer to the old man's ear, "what a pretty creature your niece is!"

Sir Mulberry Hawk and his friend exchanged glances over the top of the bonnet.

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