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The Old Curiosity Shop

(Penguin Classics)

By Charles Dickens

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| Paperback | 9780140437423

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The sensational bestselling story of Little Nell, the beautiful child thrown into a shadowy, terrifying world, seems to belong less to the history of the Victorian novel than to folklore, fairy tale, or myth. The sorrows of Nell and her grandfather are offset by Dickens's creation of a dazzling contContinue

The sensational bestselling story of Little Nell, the beautiful child thrown into a shadowy, terrifying world, seems to belong less to the history of the Victorian novel than to folklore, fairy tale, or myth. The sorrows of Nell and her grandfather are offset by Dickens's creation of a dazzling contemporary world inhabited by some of his most brilliantly drawn characters-the eloquent ne'er-do-well Dick Swiveller; the hungry maid known as the "Marchioness"; the mannish lawyer Sally Brass; Quilp's brow-beaten mother-in-law; and Quilp himself, the lustful, vengeful dwarf, whose demonic energy makes a vivid counterpoint to Nell's purity.

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  • Again, an early Dickens, more anecdotal than his later works will be. The character of Little Nell can be a little too much at times, but one doesn't actively root for her demise (like I did with Oliver Twist...). The writing is, again, very good with superb characters (the unforgettably sinister ... (continue)

    Again, an early Dickens, more anecdotal than his later works will be. The character of Little Nell can be a little too much at times, but one doesn't actively root for her demise (like I did with Oliver Twist...). The writing is, again, very good with superb characters (the unforgettably sinister Quilp). Definitely worth the read for any Dickens fan.

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