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The Old Curiosity Shop

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4 out of 5
Based on 21,734 Ratings and 1,750 Reviews

Book Description
The sound of Little Nell clattering hurriedly over cobblestones immediately sets the stage by bringing to mind the narrow and dangerous streets of Victorian London. No fewer than 20 performers are called upon to conjure up the Dickensian world of wanderers, ne'er-do-wells, con artists, and kind Samaritans--and each performance is excellent. Tom Courtenay plays the sadistic Quilp, "the ugliest dwar... More
Book Information
PublisherPenguin Young Readers Group
BindingMass Market Paperback (32 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages720
ISBN-10014043075X
ISBN-13978-0140430752
Publication Date08/30/1972
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About Charles Dickens (Author) : Charles Dickens, (February 1812 – 9 June 1870), pen-name "Boz", was one of the most popular English novelists of the Victorian era as well as a vigorous social campaigner. Critics George Gissing an... more
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About Angus Easson (Editor) : Angus Easson is a published author and an editor. Some of the published credits of Angus Easson include Wives and Daughters (Oxford World's Classics), Mary Barton, Ruth (Penguin Classics).
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About Malcolm Andrews (Introduction) : Malcolm Andrews is a published editor. Published credits of Malcolm Andrews include David Copperfield (Everyman Paperback Classics) and The Old Curiosity Shop (Penguin English Library El75).
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