The Old Curiosity Shop (in serial sequence of Master Humphrey's Clock)

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The Old Curiosity Shop is a sentimental Victorian novel by Charles Dickens that follows the tragic story of Little Nell and her grandfather, set against the backdrop of a London antique shop.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf novel
adaptedAs films
stage plays
television dramas
author Charles Dickens NERFINISHED
centralLocation an antique shop in London
completionYear 1841
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
criticalReception mixed responses to its sentimentality
firstPublicationYear 1840
firstPublishedAsPartOf weekly periodical Master Humphrey's Clock NERFINISHED
followedByInSequence Barnaby Rudge NERFINISHED
followsInSequence the initial Master Humphrey's Clock frame stories
genre sentimental fiction
social novel
hasCharacterDeath Little Nell NERFINISHED
hasIllustrationsBy George Cattermole NERFINISHED
Hablot Knight Browne NERFINISHED
language English
literaryForm prose fiction
literaryMovement Victorian literature NERFINISHED
mainCharacter Daniel Quilp NERFINISHED
Kit Nubbles NERFINISHED
Little Nell NERFINISHED
Nell Trent NERFINISHED
Nell's grandfather
Richard Swiveller NERFINISHED
The Marchioness NERFINISHED
narrativeFrame Master Humphrey's Clock NERFINISHED
narrativePerspective first-person frame with third-person main narrative
notableFor portrayal of Little Nell
strong sentimental appeal
originalPublicationMedium Master Humphrey's Clock NERFINISHED
partOf Master Humphrey's Clock NERFINISHED
publicationFormat serial
publisher Chapman and Hall NERFINISHED
setInLocation London NERFINISHED
setInPeriod Victorian era NERFINISHED
theme death
exploitation
greed
innocence
poverty
sentimentality
timeOfAction early 19th century England

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Barnaby Rudge followedBy The Old Curiosity Shop (in serial sequence of Master Humphrey's Clock)