Answer the questions 1. Where does Dickens’ story “Nicholas Nickleby” take place? 2. How did rich and poor people live in Great Britain? 3. Who was the Queen at that time? 4. Explain why Nicholas Nickleby agreed to work at Mr.Squeers’s school.

Charles John Huffam Dickens FRSA (/ˈdɪkɪnz/; 7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world's best-known fictional characters and is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era.[1] His works enjoyed unprecedented popularity during his lifetime and, by the 20th century, critics and scholars had recognised him as a literary genius. His novels and short stories are still widely read today.[2][3]