The old curiosity shop
(Book)
Author
Published
Pleasantville, N.Y. : Reader's Digest, [1988].
Physical Desc
525 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
Lexile measure
820L
Status
PCPLS - Hebron Public Library - Adult Fiction
DIC
1 available
DIC
1 available
PCPLS - South Haven Public Library - Adult Fiction
DIC
1 available
DIC
1 available
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PCPLS - Hebron Public Library - Adult Fiction | DIC | On Shelf |
PCPLS - South Haven Public Library - Adult Fiction | DIC | On Shelf |
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Butler PL - Butler - Adult: Fiction | FIC DICKEN C | On Shelf |
Clayton-Liberty Township Public Library - Main - Adult Non-Fiction | 823.8 DIC | On Shelf |
Culver Community High School - SC | SC F DIC | On Shelf |
Culver-Union Twp PL - Culver - Adult - Fiction | FIC DICKENS OLD | On Shelf |
Fulton Co PL - Rochester Main Library - Fiction (adult) | FIC DIC | On Shelf |
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Published
Pleasantville, N.Y. : Reader's Digest, [1988].
Format
Book
Language
English
Lexile measure
820
Notes
General Note
Pamphlet about Charles Dickens (4 p.) inserted.
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. Annotation. The story of 'Little Nell' gripped the nation when it first appeared. Described as a 'tragedy of sorrows', it tells of Nell uprooted from a secure and innocent childhood and cast into a world where evil takes many shapes, the most fascinating of which is the stunted, lecherous Quilp. He is Nell's tormenter and destroyer, and it is his demonic energy that dominates the book.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Dickens, C., Browne, H. K., & Cattermole, G. (1988). The old curiosity shop . Reader's Digest.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870, Hablot Knight Browne and George Cattermole. 1988. The Old Curiosity Shop. Reader's Digest.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870, Hablot Knight Browne and George Cattermole. The Old Curiosity Shop Reader's Digest, 1988.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Dickens, Charles, Hablot Knight Browne, and George Cattermole. The Old Curiosity Shop Reader's Digest, 1988.
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