{"product_id":"the-old-curiosity-shop-hardcover-1","title":"The Old Curiosity Shop - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCharles Dickens\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMint Editions\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The greatest writer of his time.\"-Edmund Wilson\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \"One of the great poets of the novel, a genius of his art\"-Edgar Johnson\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"His characters are marvelous, his insights wonderful...you don't expect reality but you get something bigger and better.\"-Ruth Rendell\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Old Curiosity Shop\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e was initially published in a weekly serial, \"Master Humphrey's Clock\", between 1840 and 1841. Charles Dickens' story of the frail and innocent orphan had become such a phenomenon that New Yorkers stormed to the wharf in expectation of the ship carrying the final episode from England. \u003ci\u003eThe Old Curiosity Shop\u003c\/i\u003e, ultimately published in book form in 1841, is considered a lesser known work from Dickens, yet its moving story is one of the finest examples of sentimental Victorian literature.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNell Trent, the protagonist of this novel, is an overwhelmingly good little girl who is orphaned into the care of her Grandfather, the purveyor of an odds and ends shop. Her grandfather is a benevolent man, yet he hides behind a dark secret; he has been consumed with the habit of gambling; eventually he gambles away his shop to his creditor Daniel Quilp, one of the most heinous of all of Dickens' villains. Nell and her grandfather flee London and, in their pursuit, they encounter a range of characters that are both goodhearted and the embodiment of evil. \u003ci\u003eThe Old Curiosity Shop\u003c\/i\u003e is an insightful tragedy of sorrows that that brilliantly paints the range of human intention. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of \u003ci\u003eThe Old Curiosity Shop\u003c\/i\u003e is both modern and readable. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In Charles Dickens' \u003ci\u003eThe Old Curiosity Shop\u003c\/i\u003e the author has given us one of the most beloved characters of all time; Nell Trent, the young orphan at the center of the book is such an unconditionally good character that her inevitable fate still moves readers to tears in this spellbinding classic of Victorian literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 524\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.13 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 06, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52546416673075,"sku":"9781513218816","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/NTVTOEVNaWJrL2J3TFhjeG5TRDMzUT09.webp?v=1760986748","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-old-curiosity-shop-hardcover-1","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}