Project Gutenberg 1996-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 2933 Dickens, Charles 1812 1870 Boz Dickens, Charles John Huffam The Old Curiosity Shop Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Old_Curiosity_Shop An Anonymous Volunteer and David Widger "The Old Curiosity Shop" by Charles Dickens is a novel written in the mid-19th century. It tells the story of a young girl named Nell and her grandfather, who run an antiquities shop and grapple with the challenges of poverty and the intricacies of their relationships. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to an old man who enjoys nighttime walks to observe the busy streets filled with life. During one of these walks, he encounters a delicate young girl named Nell, who becomes lost while searching for her home. The old man, intrigued by Nell’s innocence and charm, decides to help her find her way. As they walk together, readers gain insight into Nell's loving yet complicated relationship with her grandfather, who is depicted as both caring and troubled. The early chapters hint at deeper struggles involving familial bonds, secrets, and the specter of hardship that looms over them, setting the stage for a poignant story about love and resilience in the face of adversity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 73.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Didactic fiction England -- Fiction Domestic fiction Grandparent and child -- Fiction Antique dealers -- Fiction Grandfathers -- Fiction Gamblers -- Fiction Girls -- Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 1480978 2025-08-01T07:00:15.370669 text/html 1551285 2021-11-30T17:09:35 text/html 64760734 2025-08-01T07:00:39.468048 application/epub+zip 64757835 2025-08-01T07:00:21.688688 application/epub+zip 615313 2025-08-01T07:00:18.040673 application/epub+zip 65102378 2025-08-01T07:00:52.354968 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 65022783 2025-08-01T07:00:34.577577 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 909725 2022-09-01T07:42:00.611233 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1282798 2025-08-01T07:00:11.283678 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1282570 2021-11-30T17:08:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19875 2025-08-01T07:00:52.597954 application/rdf+xml 12983 2025-08-01T07:00:18.599622 image/jpeg 3698 2025-08-01T07:00:18.319623 image/jpeg 482371 2021-11-30T17:10:23 application/octet-stream application/zip 64491138 2021-11-30T17:11:33 application/octet-stream application/zip 64621688 2025-08-01T07:00:16.225648 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia