The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, (or Nicholas Nickleby for short) is a comic novel of Charles Dickens. Originally published as a serial from 1838 to 1839, it was Dickens' third novel.

Publication

Nicholas Nickleby was originally issued in 19 monthly numbers; the last was a double-number and cost two shillings instead of one. Each number comprised 32 pages of text and two illustrations by Phiz:

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• I - March 1838 (chapters 1-4);
• II - April 1838 (chapters 5-7);
• III - May 1838 (chapters 8-10);
• IV - June 1838 (chapters 11-14);
• V - July 1838 (chapters 15-17);
• VI - August 1838 (chapters 18-20);
• VII - September 1838 (chapters 21-3);
• VIII - October 1838 (chapters 24-6);
• IX - November 1838 (chapters 27-9);
• X - December 1838 (chapters 30-33);
• XI - January 1839 (chapters 34-6);
• XII - February 1839 (chapters 37-9);
• XIII - March 1839 (chapters 40-42);
• XIV - April 1839 (chapters 43-5);
• XV - May 1839 (chapters 46-8);
• XVI - June 1839 (chapters 49-51);
• XVII - July 1839 (chapters 52-54);
• XVIII - August 1839 (chapters 55-8);
• XIX-XX - September 1839 (chapters 59-65).