IDENTITY
Nicholas Nickleby
Literature
Work Summary
A novel about the young Nicholas Nickleby, who must support his family after his father's death and confronts the cruelty of the schoolmaster Wackford Squeers and the schemes of his uncle Ralph. The story combines social criticism with theatrical adventure, family loyalty and eventual restoration.
Evidence Summary
The anecdote becomes a recurring practical/humorous reference in later correspondence.
Documents remembered literary material.
CONTEXT
Author / Source
Charles Dickens
Work
Nicholas Nickleby
Years / Period
18 Aug 1877
Van Gogh Relation
Quoted / Copied
EVIDENCE
Key Quotation
CONNECTIONS
Evidence Trail
18 Aug 1877 — Letter 127
Quoted / Copied · Quoted / remembered anecdote
Van Gogh recalls Dickens's remedy of dry bread and beer for those on the verge of suicide.
Response: The anecdote becomes a recurring practical/humorous reference in later correspondence.
Connection: Documents remembered literary material.
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