The Old Curiosity Shop
Publisher Description
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.
Customer Reviews
The Old Curiosity Shop
Great read although he does get kinda wordy at times.
Dull
I did not like it as much as some of his other works.
A great- sorrowful novel
This novel is really good and sorrowful, it deserves to be read really, I like it.