# Smike — Nicholas Nickleby character guide

> Smike in Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** poor Smike, the astonished Smike, the unfortunate Smike

**First appearance:** 0005-iii

## Who they are

A mistreated boy at Dotheboys Hall who becomes Nicholas's devoted friend.

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