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The Old Curiosity Shop; edited by Angus Easson, with an introduction by Malcolm Andrews and original illustrations by George Cattermole and Hablôt K. Browne (Phiz).

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Harmondsworth, Penguin, 1972.Description: 720 p. illus., facsim. 18 cmISBN:
  • 014043075X
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • PZ3 .D55 O55 1972
Summary: 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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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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