The Charles Dickens novel Nicholas Nickleby (1838-390) exposed the “ragged schools” and helped get them abolished.
Related Answers
- In what business were Dombey and Son in Charles Dickens's 1847-48 novel? In Charles Dickens's 1847-48 novel of that name, Dombey and…
- Which character spontaneously combusts in Charles Dickens's Bleak House (1852)? Krook, the junk merchant, spontaneously combusts in Charles Dickens's Bleak…
- How many historical novels did Charles Dickens write? Charles Dickens wrote two historical novels: A Tale of Two…
- Why does skin wrinkle when it is exposed at length to water? The skin on the foot or palm of the hand…
- What incident as a child in a police station helped to shape Alfred Hitchcock's sensibilities? His father punished Alfred Hitchcock for a since-forgotten offense by…
- What were the Seven Wonders of the World and do any of them still exist? As listed in the second century B.C. by Antipater of…
