When his father dies a poor man, Nicholas Nickleby goes to London with his mother and sister, Kate. He hopes for help from his rich UncleRalph. But Ralph Nickleby is only interested in making money. SoNicholas takes a teaching job at Dotheboys Hall - a terrible schoolbelonging to Mr Wackford Squeers. There he helps a poor boy calledSmike who has no one to look after him. Leaving Dotheboys, Nicholasmakes both friends and enemies on his journey towards better things.But will Smike, who travels with him, ever find the happy family lifethat he so dearly wants?
