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The Old Curiosity Shop
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Charles Dickens's novel follows Nell Trent and her grandfather, who lose their shop and wander England while fleeing a menacing moneylender. It suits readers interested in Victorian literature and classic English fiction.
Charles Dickens
Charles John Huffam Dickens was an English writer and journalist. He created some of literature's best-known fictional characters, and is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. His works enjoyed unprecedented popularity during his lifetime and, by the 20th century, critics and scholars had recognised him as a literary genius. His novels and short stories are widely read today.
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