Nickleby, Ralph

Nickleby, Ralph

learning that poor Smike is his own son, hangs himself. [Br. Lit.: Dickens Nicholas Nickleby]

See: Suicide

---

Nickleby, Ralph

avaricious and ungentlemanly moneylender. [Br. Lit.: Nicholas Nickleby]

See: Usury

Allusions—Cultural, Literary, Biblical, and Historical: A Thematic Dictionary. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.