The old curiosity shop;
The emotional tale of Little Nell and her doting grandfather, played out against the backdrop of a cold and brutal London. The twosome abandon their home to escape debt and roam the countryside as beggars. Relentlessly pursued by a malicious moneylender and encountering ne'er-do-wells, con arti...
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| Other Authors: | , |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Harmondsworth,
Penguin,
1972
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| Series: | Penguin English library ;
EL75 |
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| Summary: | The emotional tale of Little Nell and her doting grandfather, played out against the backdrop of a cold and brutal London. The twosome abandon their home to escape debt and roam the countryside as beggars. Relentlessly pursued by a malicious moneylender and encountering ne'er-do-wells, con artists, and the persevering poor, they also find goodness and generosity, love and loyalty |
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| Physical Description: | 720 p illus., facsim. 18 cm. |
| ISBN: | 014043075X |