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The Old Curiosity Shop

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4 out of 5
Based on 1,803 Ratings and 183 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
BindingPaperback (32 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages608
ISBN-100140437428
ISBN-13978-0140437423
Publication Date07/01/2001
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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 Norman Page (Editor) : Norman Page is a published editor. Some of the published credits of Norman Page include The Woodlanders (Everyman's Library (Paper)), The Old Curiosity Shop (Penguin Classics), Jude the Obscure: An Au... more
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