The Old Curiosity Shop
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The Old Curiosity Shop is a novel by Charles Dickens that follows the tragic story of Little Nell and her grandfather, set against the backdrop of a London antique shop.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | The Old Curiosity Shop; A Tale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Charles Dickens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
exploitation
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greed ⓘ innocence ⓘ poverty ⓘ sentimentality ⓘ |
| completedPublicationYear | 1841 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticalReception | noted for sentimentality ⓘ |
| featuresLocation | antique shop ⓘ |
| firstEditionType | book edition collected from serial ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1840 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Master Humphrey's Clock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Barnaby Rudge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Victorian literature
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social novel ⓘ tragic novel ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
film adaptation
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radio adaptation ⓘ television adaptation ⓘ |
| hasCharacterDeath | Little Nell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasIllustrationsBy | Hablot Knight Browne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProtagonist | Little Nell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | realism ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Victorian era ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Daniel Quilp
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kit Nubbles NERFINISHED ⓘ Little Nell NERFINISHED ⓘ Nell Trent NERFINISHED ⓘ Nell's grandfather ⓘ Richard Swiveller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| narrativeTone | melodramatic ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Charles Dickens bibliography ⓘ |
| precededBy | Nicholas Nickleby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationFormat | serialisation ⓘ |
| publisher | Chapman & Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| subjectMatter |
child suffering
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debt and moneylending ⓘ urban life in Victorian London ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | 19th century ⓘ |
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