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Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens (2001, Uk-B Format Paperback)
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Language: English. Number of Pages: 608. Publication Date: 2001-07-01. Publisher: Penguin Group.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Publishing Group
ISBN-100140437428
ISBN-139780140437423
eBay Product ID (ePID)1820059
Product Key Features
Book TitleOld Curiosity Shop
Number of Pages608 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicClassics, Literary, Historical
Publication Year2001
IllustratorYes
GenreFiction
AuthorCharles Dickens
FormatUk-B Format Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight14.7 Oz
Item Length7.8 in
Item Width5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2001-271862
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Edition23
Grade FromTwelfth Grade
Dewey Decimal823/.8
Grade ToUP
SynopsisThe story of Little Nell and her "tragedy of sorrows," told in a blend of realism and fairy-tale 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. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators., 'His characters are marvellous, his insights wonderful ... You don't expect reality but you get something bigger and better' Ruth Rendell The Old Curiosity Shop was an instant bestseller that, even while it was criticized for its sentimentality, captured the hearts of the nation with its portrayal of little Nell Trent, who is thrown into a terrifying world when her beloved grandfather is unable to pay his debts to the loathsome Quilp. Alongside the pathos of the innocent, tragic Nell are some of Dickens's greatest characters: the ne'er-do'well Dick Swiveller, the mannish lawyer Sally Brass, the half-starved 'Marchioness' and the lustful Quilp himself, a creation of demonic power and cruelty. Edited with an Introduction and Notes by Norman Page
LC Classification NumberPR4566.A2P34 2000
