Dickens, C.: Nicholas Nickleby (Abridged)

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Nicholas Nickleby (more info)
Charles Dickens,
Anton Lesser, reader


1.   The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby… - 5:25
2.   Mr Ralph Nickleby was not… - 1:53
3.   Having concluded his business in the City… - 5:36
4.   The uncle and nephew looked at each other… - 4:13
5.   In the coffee-room of the Saracen’s Head… - 3:23
6.   The schoolmaster had scarcely uttered these words… - 3:25
7.   Having entered Mr Snawley’s address… - 3:14
8.   Nicholas found Golden Square in due course… - 3:08
9.   Mr Squeers, being safely landed at the George and New Inn… - 3:18
10.   After some further conversation between the master… - 4:58
11.   ‘Past seven, Nickleby,’ said Mr Squeers… - 4:17
12.   Nicholas distended his stomach with a bowl of porridge - 3:40
13.   At one o’clock, the boys… - 3:35
14.   This business dispatched… - 3:43
15.   On the second morning after the departure of Nicholas… - 5:32
16.   No crying, or talking, or hoping, or fearing… - 1:35
17.   The wretched creature, Smike… - 4:01
18.   The cold, feeble dawn of a January morning… - 4:42
19.   Mrs Squeers, being out of breath… - 4:05
20.   Lifting up his eyes… - 5:40

Nicholas Nickleby (more info)
Charles Dickens,
Anton Lesser, reader


1.   In that quarter of London in which Golden Square is situated… - 4:16
2.   ‘Now listen to me,’ said Nicholas… - 4:14
3.   The first care of Nicholas, next morning… - 3:22
4.   Smike had scraped a meal together… - 3:39
5.   After her hard week’s work at Madam Mantalini’s… - 3:37
6.   Seven or eight gentlemen were standing around the fire… - 5:37
7.   The poor girl, who was so overwhelmed with confusion… - 3:17
8.   ‘What is this?’ said Ralph… - 4:47
9.   Miss La Creevy was at breakfast… - 3:11
10.   In the first moment of surprise… - 2:41
11.   There came a day when Kate… - 5:47
12.   The whole capital which Nicholas found himself entitled… - 4:14
13.   Nicholas promised to do so… - 4:07
14.   Arrived at the drawbridge at Portsmouth… - 5:25
15.   Nicholas was up betimes in the morning… - 4:45
16.   Nicholas having to play Romeo for the first time… - 2:42
17.   Lord Verisopht and Sir Mulberry Hawk found Ralph at home… - 5:35
18.   It was four in the afternoon… - 5:01
19.   Kate hastily attired herself for walking… - 3:01

Nicholas Nickleby (more info)
Charles Dickens,
Anton Lesser, reader


1.   The unexpected success and favour… - 4:42
2.   In blissful unconsciousness… - 3:38
3.   After a few minutes, Ralph rang his bell - 4:50
4.   ‘London at last!’ cried Nicholas… - 4:12
5.   The man who had spoken first… - 5:11
6.   Smike and Newman Hoggs… - 2:04
7.   It wanted a quarter to eight when they reached Cadogan Place… - 3:58
8.   ‘Have you quite recovered…’ - 3:47
9.   Having established his mother and sister in the apartments… - 3:40
10.   As the stranger was moving away… - 3:23
11.   So saying, the old gentleman dragged him back into Oxford Street… - 3:01
12.   As they shook each other by the hand… - 3:01
13.   During the next two weeks… - 3:24
14.   Kate Nickleby had begun to enjoy a settled feeling… - 2:33
15.   Leaving the omnibus to pursue its journey… - 5:08
16.   Perhaps because Tim’s accounts were more than usually intricate… - 3:21
17.   Nicholas immediately withdrew… - 3:20
18.   ‘Mr Nickleby,’ said brother Charles… - 5:10

Nicholas Nickleby (more info)
Charles Dickens,
Anton Lesser, reader


1.   Ralph Nickleby stood regarding Newman Hoggs… - 3:37
2.   It was evening… - 3:42
3.   ‘That didn’t part us,’ said the man - 3:44
4.   With a disdainful scowl… - 2:55
5.   ‘As we gang awa’ fra’ Lunnun tomorrow neeght…’ - 3:15
6.   ‘Stay,’ said Ralph, as Nicholas rose… - 3:25
7.   ‘Stop,’ interposed Ralph… - 5:42
8.   This accidental circumstance… - 3:45
9.   After an anxious consideration… - 5:07
10.   Brother Charles leant back in his chair… - 3:50
11.   The place to which Mr Cheeryble had directed him… - 5:41
12.   ‘There go the three-quarters past!’ - 3:57
13.   Whatever reasons there might have been… - 5:00
14.   Ralph sat for three or four minutes… - 2:19
15.   Meanwhile the two plotters… - 5:25
16.   While Nicholas occupied his leisure hours… - 3:33
17.   Any further reflections on this theme… - 4:14
18.   The little race course at Hampton… - 3:45
19.   They dined together, sumptuously… - 5:17

Nicholas Nickleby (more info)
Charles Dickens,
Anton Lesser, reader


1.   In an old house… - 2:35
2.   Startled by a ring at the door… - 3:56
3.   ‘You’ve been a long time,’ said Ralph… - 3:34
4.   Nicholas had drawn Noggs… - 2:35
5.   Finding that Newman was determined… - 3:11
6.   Nicholas started, at the dawn of day… - 4:21
7.   ‘I speak of this marriage,’ - 3:47
8.   That night, being the last… - 3:55
9.   When Nicholas began… - 3:41
10.   There are not many men… - 3:33
11.   If some tremendous apparition… - 2:54
12.   He burst from the room… - 4:07
13.   Although Mrs Nickleby… - 4:21
14.   Nicholas felt that there was only one… - 4:30
15.   Ralph Nickleby and Arthur Gride… - 6:20
16.   The interval between the delivery… - 6:08
17.   It was a dark, wet, gloomy night… - 5:13
18.   Mr Squeers, plying Mrs Sliderskew… - 5:59

Nicholas Nickleby (more info)
Charles Dickens,
Anton Lesser, reader


1.   Nicholas, at the end of the second day… - 5:02
2.   And now, Nicholas began to see… - 4:35
3.   Ralph sat alone… - 5:38
4.   Turning from the door… - 3:21
5.   It so happened that… - 3:35
6.   Ralph went home… - 3:33
7.   He had struck upon a key… - 4:10
8.   ‘Among those who once had dealings…’ - 3:32
9.   ‘I brought the child home…’ - 4:47
10.   Creeping from the house… - 5:02
11.   He spoke no more… - 4:00
12.   Some weeks had passed… - 3:49
13.   Without any further explanation… - 4:53
14.   Thus apostrophised, brother Ned… - 4:51
15.   Five minutes after this honest… - 3:26
16.   Nicholas was one of those… - 4:53
17.   John cantered away… - 3:57
18.   When her term of mourning had expired… - 6:17

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