The Old Curiosity Shop (Everyman's Library CLASSICS) - Hardcover

Dickens, Charles

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1857152093 ISBN 13: 9781857152098

Verlag: Everyman, 1995

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The humour of the shop and the pilgrimage counterbalance the tragic and sentimental story of Little Nell. The story is rich in Dickensian characters, including Mrs Jarley, Quilp, Dick Swiveller, and the Marchioness. A Disney production of THE OLD CURIOSITY SHOP has recently finished shotting in Ireland, starring James Fox, Peter Ustinov, and Tom Courtenay.

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Charles Dickens was born in Hampshire on February 7, 1812. His father was a clerk in the navy pay office, who was well paid but often ended up in financial troubles. When Dickens was twelve years old he was send to work in a shoe polish factory because his family had been taken to the debtors' prison. His career as a writer of fiction started in 1833 when his short stories and essays began to appear in periodicals. The Pickwick Papers, his first commercial success, was published in 1836. The serialisation of Oliver Twist began in 1837. Many other novels followed and The Old Curiosity Shop brought Dickens international fame and he became a celebrity in America as well as Britain. Charles Dickens died on 9 June 1870. He is buried in Westminster Abbey.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Everyman
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1995
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1857152093
• ISBN 13: 9781857152098
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 569
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