- Dickens Village Item #59250 Wackford Squeers Boarding School Introduced in 1988 Retired in 1991. 1 of the 2-piece set - "Nicholas Nickleby". In the book, the headmaster "Wackford Squeers", employs students as farm hands. Noteable: Charles Dickens based his version of the school on the Bowes Academy that once stood in Yorkshire. Mint condition piece in original box & sleeve.
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