The Old Curiosity Shop: A Tale, Paperback

The story of Little Nell and her "tragedy of sorrows, " told in a blend of realism and fairy-tale The sensational bestselling story of Little Nell,...

`Little Nell' cares for her grandfather in the gloomy surroundings of his curiosity shop. Reduced to poverty the pair flee London, pursued by the g...

The humour of the shop and the pilgrimage counterbalance the tragic and sentimental story of Little Nell. A Disney production of THE OLD CURIOSITY ...

One of Dickens's most haunting and bizarre novels, The Old Curiosity Shop is the story of "Little Nell" and her persecution by the grotesque and le...

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Reducere. Originally published along with short stories in his weekly serial "Master Humphrey's Clock" from 1840 to 1841, "The Old Curiosity Shop" tells the ...

'Why bless you, Little Nell! What if I had lost you?'Illustrations: 30 Illustrations, color

`Why bless you, Little Nell! What if I had lost you?'

With an Introduction and Notes by Peter Preston, University of Nottingham The Old Curiosity Shop (1840-41), with its combination of the sentimental...

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Publisher: Nabu PressAuthor(s): Mary Ann KeltyIllustration(s): black & white illustrationsPublication date: 2010Dimensions: 246 x 235 x 27Cover typ...

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You might find it hard to imagine that those stout ageing spinsters living quietly in small English towns ever led lives of passion or hardship, th...

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A Tale of Two Circles: Retelling a Very Old Mathematical Creation Story is a rather light-hearted, sometimes whimsical account of how a particular ...

Publisher: Housatonic PressAuthor(s): Christopher NyeIllustration(s): colour illustrationsNumber of pages: 32Publication date: 2014Dimensions: 241 ...

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A personal story from the child of corner shop owners that explores how these tiny open-all-hours shops changed our country -- as heard on Saturday...

Reducere. Clever soldiers outwit greedy townspeople with the creation of a special soup in this cherished classic, a Caldecott Honor book. First published in...

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Enter the cross-cultural tale of gusto and enchantment, adaptation and loss, preserving the old ways of making a life. Presented in six acts with i...

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Publisher: CaneloAuthor(s): Margaret ThorntonNumber of pages: 336Collection: Yorkshire SagasPublication date: 2021Dimensions: 128 x 198 x 23Cover t...

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