Nicholas then escapes the Yorkshire countryside with John Browdie’s help. Nicholas reaches his breaking point while watching this abuse and snatches the whip, turning it on Mr. Squeers whips him in front of the entire school to teach the boys a lesson. One day, desperate to escape his abuse, Smike runs away. Through Fanny, Nicholas meets John Browdie, a jovial local man. Squeers’s daughter, Fanny, who fantasizes about marrying Nicholas. Nicholas is further bothered by the attentions of Mr. Nicholas is especially disgusted by the treatment of Smike, Mr. The boys live in decrepit conditions while Mr. Squeers hardly teaches the boys anything and abuses them. Nicholas discovers that Dotheboys Hall takes advantage of vulnerable families by charging relatively cheap tuition Mr.

Nicholas is eager to prove himself capable of providing for his family, so he takes the job despite his reservations about Mr. Squeers, and finds Kate a job with a dressmaker, Madame Mantalini. He quickly finds Nicholas a job at a boarding school, Dotheboys Hall, run by a man named Mr. He hardly registers his own brother’s death and believes his in-laws to be a nuisance. Ralph is a ruthless businessman with little compassion. First, the family appeals to Nicholas’s estranged uncle, Ralph. Nicholas is now responsible for the well-being of his widowed mother and his beautiful sister Kate. Nicholas Nickleby’s father dies unexpectedly amidst a financial downfall. Content Warning: The source material contains depictions of child abuse, sexual harassment, and suicide.

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