Style

Nicholas Nickleby

by Charles Dickens

Nicholas Nickleby: Style 1 key example

Style
Explanation and Analysis:

Dickens's writing style in Nicholas Nickleby is verbose and meandering, containing long passages reminiscent of philosophical texts. A heavy use of imagery and detailed scene/character description accompany this philosophic writing style. Often, Dickens includes these meandering passages at the beginning of chapters, using long-winded scene descriptions or philosophical contemplation as a bridge to smooth the narrative transition between different scenes and place settings.