The old curiosity shop
By: edited by Angus Easson, with an introduction by Malcolm Andrews and original illustrations by George Cattermole and Hablôt K. Browne (Phiz).
Contributors: Browne, Hablot Knight, 1815-1882, illus.
Series: Penguin English library EL75
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 1972
Place of publication: Harmondsworth
Language: eng
Number of pages: 720
Subjects: Grandparent and child -- Fiction.; Antique dealers -- Fiction.; Grandfathers -- Fiction.; Gamblers -- Fiction.; Girls -- Fiction.; England -- Fiction.
Genres: Fiction.
Description: The emotional tale of Little Nell and her doting grandfather, played out against the backdrop of a cold and brutal London. The twosome abandon their home to escape debt and roam the countryside as beggars. Relentlessly pursued by a malicious moneylender and encountering ne'er-do-wells, con artists, and the persevering poor, they also find goodness and generosity, love and loyalty.