Nickleby

He lived with the quaintest set he had ever conceived, and there was no page of 'Nickleby' which was fuller of comedy than a day of his own life.

Despair's Last Journey David Christie Murray

The wonderful picture, given in "Nickleby," of the Portsmouth playhouse, with all its characters and accessories and inner life, shows the most intimate familiarity with all the ways and fashions of the old Provincial

Pickwickian Studies Percy Hethrington Fitzgerald 1879

I have thought that much in "Nickleby" of Nicholas's career and

Pickwickian Studies Percy Hethrington Fitzgerald 1879

In "Nickleby," there is yet another allusion to this sad subject -- it is suggested by Kate's grief for Smike:

Pickwickian Studies Percy Hethrington Fitzgerald 1879

Portsmouth, that all the performers in "Nickleby" were personal sketches of this corps.

Pickwickian Studies Percy Hethrington Fitzgerald 1879

I thank you very much for the "Nickleby" correspondence, which I will keep for a day or two, and return when I see you.

The Letters of Charles Dickens Vol. 1 (of 3), 1833-1856 Charles Dickens 1841

Had "Nickleby" on my list to finish with, instead of

The Letters of Charles Dickens Vol. 2 (of 3), 1857-1870 Charles Dickens 1841

And after "Nickleby" (which went to perfection), they set up such a call, that I was obliged to go in again.

The Letters of Charles Dickens Vol. 2 (of 3), 1857-1870 Charles Dickens 1841

"Nickleby" on which I am at present engaged, and which I regret to say -- after my close and arduous application last month -- I find I cannot write as quickly as usual.

The Letters of Charles Dickens Vol. 1 (of 3), 1833-1856 Charles Dickens 1841

Let me prefix to the last number of "Nickleby," and to the book, a duplicate of the leaf which I now send you.

The Letters of Charles Dickens Vol. 1 (of 3), 1833-1856 Charles Dickens 1841