# Mr. Mantalini — Nicholas Nickleby character guide

> Mr. Mantalini in Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mr. Mantalini, Even Mr. Mantalini, the crestfallen Mr. Mantalini

**First appearance:** 0010-viii

## Who they are

A foppish and spendthrift husband of Madame Mantalini.

## In the story

### [Follows the fortunes of Miss Nickleby](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/nicholas_nickleby_se/chapters/xvii)

Heard quarreling with his wife about jealousy, displaying his foppish and manipulative nature.

### [Madam Mantalini finds herself in a situation of some difficulty, and Miss Nickleby finds herself in no situation at all.](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/nicholas_nickleby_se/chapters/xxi)

Frivolous and manipulative, he tries to charm his wife while hinting at pressuring Ralph Nickleby for money; his debts contribute to the business's collapse.

### [XXXIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/nicholas_nickleby_se/chapters/xxxiv)

Mantalini visits Ralph to discount bills, acting flamboyantly and nervously when his wife arrives.

### [An Old Acquaintance is Recognised Under Melancholy Circumstances, and Dotheboys Hall Breaks Up Forever](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/nicholas_nickleby_se/chapters/lxiv)

Found working in a cellar, stripped to his shirtsleeves, arguing with a woman.

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