Brief description: Nickelas Nickelbery by T. P. Prest, 1839
Label: Edward Lloyd was a London publisher famous for his 'penny dreadfuls' (cheap, popular stories of adventure or horror for the working class) including 'Sweeney Todd'. Thomas Peckett Prest was a writer who worked for Lloyd producing, among other cheap fiction, knock-offs of Dickens's stories. Taking advantage of the lax copyright laws of the day, Lloyd and Prest's work was essentially a brief summary of Nicholas Nickleby's plot with character names changed. They were made quickly, cheaply, and sold for less than Dickens's authentic version.
Collection: Library
Object number: [lib]2126
Object type: book
Production person: Prest, T P
Production date: 1839

Nickelas Nickelbery by T. P. Prest, 1839