Authors Preface

Chapter 1- Introduces All The Rest

Of Mr Ralph Nickleby, And His Establishments . . .

Mr Ralph Nickleby receives sad tidings of his brother . . .The reader is informed how he liked Nicholas . . .

Nicholas and his Uncle . . . wait upon Mr Wackford Squeers, the Yorkshire Schoolmaster

Nicholas starts for Yorkshire. Of his Leave-taking and his Fellow-Travellers . . .

In which the Occurrence of the Accident . . . affords an Opportunity . . .to tell Stories against each other

Mr and Mrs Squeers at Home

Of the Internal Economy of Dotheboys Hall

Of Miss Squeers, Mrs Squeers, Master Squeers, and Mr Squeers . . .

How Mr Ralph Nickleby provided for his Niece and Sister-in-Law

Newman Noggs inducts Mrs and Miss Nickleby into their New Dwelling in the City

Whereby the Reader will be enabled to trace the further course of Miss Fanny Squeer's Love . . .

Nicholas varies the Monotony of Dothebys Hall . . .

Having the Misfortune to treat of none but Common People . . .

Acquaints the Reader with the Cause and Origin of the Interruption . . .

Nicholas seeks to employ himself in a New Capacity . . .

Follows the Fortunes of Miss Nickleby

Miss Knag, after doting on Kate Nickleby . . . makes up her Mind to hate her for evermore . . .

Descriptive of a Dinner at Mr Ralph Nickleby's . . .