Originally published as a serial, this is Charles Dickens's classic novel that follows young Nell Trent.
The Old Curiosity Shop was printed in book form in 1841. Queen Victoria read the novel in 1841, finding it "very interesting and cleverly written."
In expressing slowness of apprehension " (says Charles Lamb), "this actor surpassed all others. You could see the first dawn of an idea stealing slowly over his countenance, climbing up by little and little, with a painful process, ...
Adapted for Intermediate level readers, this story is about Nell and her grandfather, who live in The Old Curiosity Shop.
A doctor, unjustly imprisoned in Paris before the French Revolution, is rescued and reunited with his daughter in London. She is loved by two men: she marries one and the other saves her husband from the guillotine.
The humour of the shop and the pilgrimage counterbalance the tragic and sentimental story of Little Nell. The story is rich in Dickensian characters, including Mrs Jarley, Quilp, Dick Swiveller,...
How is this book unique? Unabridged (100% Original content) Font adjustments & biography included Illustrated The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens The Old Curiosity Shop is a novel by Charles Dickens.
When what little money they have is lost in a game of cards, Quilp claims The Old Curiosity Shop as payment for the loansReleased in installments from 1840 to 1841, Charles Dicken's The Old Curiosity Shop caused such a sensation at the time ...
Yet alongside the story's pathos are some of Dickens's greatest comic and grotesque creations: the ne'er-do-well Dick Swiveller, the mannish lawyer Sally Brass, the half-starved 'Marchioness' and the lustful, loathsome Quilp himself.
Queen Victoria read the novel in 1841, finding it "very interesting and cleverly written." Plot summary: The Old Curiosity Shop tells the story of Nell Trent, a beautiful and virtuous young girl of "not quite fourteen".
This edition uses the Clarendon text, the definitive edition of the novels of Charles Dickens, and includes the original illustrations, five appendices of deleted passages, and details of Little Nell on stage.
Yet alongside the story's pathos are some of Dickens's greatest comic and grotesque creations: the ne'er-do-well Dick Swiveller, the mannish lawyer Sally Brass, the half-starved 'Marchioness' and the lustful, loathsome Quilp himself.
This edition reprints the original Everyman’s preface by G. K. Chesterton and features seventy-five illustrations by Cattermole and Phiz.
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How is this book unique? Unabridged (100% Original content) Font adjustments & biography included Illustrated The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens The Old Curiosity Shop is a novel by Charles Dickens.
This classic work is being republished now in a new edition complete with an introductory chapter from “Appreciations and Criticisms of the Works of Charles Dickens” by G. K. Chesterton.
The Old Curiosity Shop tells the story of Nell Trent, a beautiful and virtuous young girl of "not quite fourteen".
Yet alongside the story's pathos are some of Dickens's greatest comic and grotesque creations: the ne'er-do-well Dick Swiveller, the mannish lawyer Sally Brass, the half-starved 'Marchioness' and the lustful, loathsome Quilp himself.
The Old Curiosity Shop is a novel by Charles Dickens.