Old Curiosity Shop

Old Curiosity Shop
Old Curiosity Shop, The
(1841) a novel by Charles ↑Dickens about a girl called ↑Little Nell and her grandfather, who are forced to leave their shop and give it to a cruel man called Quilp, because the grandfather owes him money. The scene at end of the book in which Little Nell dies is famous for being very sad.

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