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.
Observed surface forms (1)
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| The Old Curiosity Shop | 0 |
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| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
films
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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
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social novel ⓘ |
| hasCharacterDeath | Little Nell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasIllustrationsBy |
George Cattermole
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Hablot Knight Browne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose fiction ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Victorian literature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Daniel Quilp
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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
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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
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exploitation ⓘ greed ⓘ innocence ⓘ poverty ⓘ sentimentality ⓘ |
| timeOfAction | early 19th century England ⓘ |
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Barnaby Rudge
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The Old Curiosity Shop (in serial sequence of Master Humphrey's Clock)
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