Nicholas Nickleby · Character
Peg Sliderskew
Arthur Gride's deaf and cunning housekeeper.
minor
Also known as Peg, the discreet Peg, The unconscious Peg
First appearance: xliv
Peg Sliderskew shows up with force in Chapter LI. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Gride's deaf and ugly housekeeper, who is called upon and later brushed past by Newman.
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In Chapter LI: Gride's deaf and ugly housekeeper, who is called upon and later brushed past by Newman. Later, in The Crisis of the Project and Its Result: Grumbles resentfully about Gride's marriage, feeling slighted…
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- Other
Character groups
- Ralph's criminal associates
- Cheeryble circle and allies
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Rising action.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
In this scene, the emotional peak is the rare, unguarded happiness of the group, particularly John Browdie’s e…
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- Chapter LI
- The Crisis of the Project and Its Result
- How Ralph Nickleby's auxiliary went about his work, and how he prospered with it.
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