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The old curiosity shop
(Large Print)
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Adult Fiction (Large Print) - South Wing Main Floor
LP Dickens
1 available
LP Dickens
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Adult Fiction (Large Print) - South Wing Main Floor | LP Dickens | On Shelf |
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Format
Large Print
Physical Desc
877 pages
Language
English
Notes
Description
Nell Trent lives with her grandfather, the proprietor of the Old Curiosity Shop. Grandfather (who is never named in the story) has a disquieting secret a gambling addiction fed by high-interest loans from the bully Daniel Quilp. The villainous Quilp wants to get possession of the shop and Nell. In league with his lawyer Samson Brass and Samson's sister Sally, Quilp seizes Grandfather's assets. But Nell organizes an escape from the shop in the dead of night, and she and Grandfather begin a harrowing odyssey through the English countryside with their nemesis in hot pursuit. Convinced that there is a family fortune to be gained, Nell's brother Fred and his friend Dick Swiveller join in the chase. Meanwhile, Nell and Grandfather encounter a slew of eccentric characters, including Mrs. Jarley, who runs a lurid traveling waxworks where Nell and Grandfather earn a meager wage for a brief time. Nell and her grandfather are eventually forced to beg for survival. Will Nell's young friend Kit Nubbles and a mysterious stranger arrive in time to rescue the despairing duo?
Subjects
LC Subjects
Antique dealers -- Fiction.
Domestic fiction.
Dragonlance saga. -- Villains -- Fiction.
England -- Fiction.
England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction.
Gamblers -- Fiction.
Gambling -- Fiction.
Girls -- Fiction.
Grandfathers -- Fiction.
Grandparent and child -- Fiction.
Homelessness -- Fiction.
Large print books.
Loss (Psychology) -- Fiction.
Shockzone. -- Villains -- Fiction.
Domestic fiction.
Dragonlance saga. -- Villains -- Fiction.
England -- Fiction.
England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction.
Gamblers -- Fiction.
Gambling -- Fiction.
Girls -- Fiction.
Grandfathers -- Fiction.
Grandparent and child -- Fiction.
Homelessness -- Fiction.
Large print books.
Loss (Psychology) -- Fiction.
Shockzone. -- Villains -- Fiction.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Dickens, C. (1841). The old curiosity shop (Kennebec Large Print eidtion.). Gale Cengage Learning.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870. 1841. The Old Curiosity Shop. Gale Cengage Learning.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870. The Old Curiosity Shop Gale Cengage Learning, 1841.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Dickens, Charles. The Old Curiosity Shop Kennebec Large Print eidtion., Gale Cengage Learning, 1841.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
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