Project Gutenberg 1996-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 1180 Dickens, Charles 1812 1870 Boz Dickens, Charles John Huffam The Old Curiosity Shop An Anonymous Volunteer and David Widger "The Old Curiosity Shop" by Charles Dickens is a novel written in the mid-19th century. It tells the story of a young girl named Nell and her grandfather, who run an antiquities shop and grapple with the challenges of poverty and the intricacies of their relationships. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to an old man who enjoys nighttime walks to observe the busy streets filled with life. During one of these walks, he encounters a delicate young girl named Nell, who becomes lost while searching for her home. The old man, intrigued by Nell’s innocence and charm, decides to help her find her way. As they walk together, readers gain insight into Nell's loving yet complicated relationship with her grandfather, who is depicted as both caring and troubled. The early chapters hint at deeper struggles involving familial bonds, secrets, and the specter of hardship that looms over them, setting the stage for a poignant story about love and resilience in the face of adversity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Didactic fiction England -- Fiction Domestic fiction Grandparent and child -- Fiction Antique dealers -- Fiction Grandfathers -- Fiction Gamblers -- Fiction Girls -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 1480958 1480893 2024-09-01T06:57:06.740558 2023-10-01T06:31:09.049985 text/html text/html 1551285 2021-11-30T17:09:35 text/html 64740854 2024-09-01T06:57:31.354928 application/epub+zip 64738091 2024-09-01T06:57:12.097569 application/epub+zip 601267 2024-09-01T06:57:08.483576 application/epub+zip 65062722 2024-09-01T06:57:45.525854 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 64982689 2024-09-01T06:57:26.263980 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 909725 2022-09-01T07:42:00.611233 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1282798 1282776 2024-09-01T06:57:02.260594 2023-10-01T06:31:04.013943 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1282570 2021-11-30T17:08:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19939 2024-09-01T06:57:45.770844 application/rdf+xml 12959 2024-09-01T06:57:08.898536 image/jpeg 3717 2024-09-01T06:57:08.691538 image/jpeg 482371 2021-11-30T17:10:23 application/octet-stream application/zip 64491138 2021-11-30T17:11:33 application/octet-stream application/zip 64603405 2024-09-01T06:57:07.546592 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia