His hair was very flat and shiny, save at the ends, where it was brushed stiffly up from a low protruding forehead, which assorted well with his harsh voice and coarse manner. The blank side of his face was much wrinkled and puckered up, which gave him a very sinister appearance, especially when he smiled.

He had but one eye, and the popular prejudice runs in favour of two. Squeers's appearance was not prepossessing. Nicholas Nickleby, then in search of a position as teacher, it seemed to be the opening for which he was looking, and the next day he hastened to the Saracen's Head, Snow Hill, to have an interview with Mr. When this advertisement in the 'London Herald' came to the notice of Mr. Squeers is in town, and attends daily from one till four, at the Saracen's Head, Snow Hill. No extras, no vacations, and diet unparalleled. Wackford Squeers's Academy, Dotheboys Hall, at the delightful village of Dotheboys, near Greta Bridge in Yorkshire, Youth are boarded, clothed, booked, furnished with pocket-money, provided with all necessaries, instructed in all languages living and dead, mathematics, orthography geometry, astronomy, trigonometry, the use of the globes, algebra, single stick (if required), writing, arithmetic, fortification, and every other branch of classical literature. We ship to most countries – convo us for combined or non-US shipping rates.įollow us on Instagram for the latest listings and specials.'Education.-At Mr. There’s more great stuff in the rest of our store: Note that our shipping prices include tracking, insurance, and assume “worst-case” - i.e., to the West Coast from our East Coast shop - we refund overestimations on shipping as per our Shipping Policies. We also have a similar-profiled vase featuring Dickens' Bill Sykes under a separate listing - see last photo - convo us for a deal on the pair! Vase is about 4.75' tall x 1.75' on a side at top, 2.25' across at widest. Made in England, good vintage condition with all-over crazing, some interior hard-water staining from use way-back-when, and a few small old chips on base, stamped and serial number on bottom - see photos. Squeers from Dickens' Nicholas Nickleby novel.

Antique square-profile vase from Royal Doulton's Dickens-Ware line, featuring scenes from Charles Dickens' work on all four sides and Mr.

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