num_pages: 608
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 purityWordsworth Classics covers a huge list of beloved works of literature in English and translations. This growing series is rigorously updated, with scholarly introductions and notes added to new titles.
language: English
title: The Old Curiosity Shop
titlecomplete: The Old Curiosity Shop
characters: Thomas Codlin, The Bachelor, Daniel Quilp, Mr. Sampson Brass, Mr. Witherden, Barbara, Mr. Chuckster, Mr. Harris, Joe Jowl, Frederick Trent, Mrs. Betsy Quilp, Nell Trent, Richard 'Dick' Swiveller, Mr. Marton, Nell's grandfather, Isaac List, The single gentleman, Mrs. Jarley, Miss Sarah ('Sally') Brass, The Marchioness, Mr. Garland, Christopher 'Kit' Nubbles
genres: Fiction, British Literature, Classic Literature, Literature, Classics, Novels, 19th Century, Historical Fiction, Audiobook, Victorian
ratings_count: 21350
publisher: Wordsworth Editions