The Old Curiosity Shop

A gentle girl and her failing grandfather flee into the wide world, pursued by a grotesque and gleeful villain. Charles Dickens spins a tale of innocence, hardship and vivid, unforgettable characters.

At a glance From a shadowy shop crowded with curiosities, a child and her ruined grandfather set out… Charles Dickens's The Old Curiosity Shop is a story of innocence adrift in a harsh and… What it's about Little Nell lives devotedly with her grandfather, keeper of a strange… Hunted by the malevolent, capering dwarf Quilp and a cast of schemers, the pair wander…

Little Nell lives devotedly with her grandfather, keeper of a strange old shop, until his desperate weakness plunges them into debt and flight.