Charles Dickens’ The Old Curiosity Shop is one of two stories that appeared as a series in a weekly periodical that Dickens published between 1840 and 1841. It is a Victorian story that is apparently still enjoyed today though I must admit I have not read it.
The main character, Nell, lives in a gloomy old curiosity shop with her elderly grandfather. When they cannot pay their bills to a nasty money lender, the shop is taken from them and they find themselves in a dark world with no safe place to go.
The story was a bestseller instantly despite being criticized as too sentimental. Queen Victoria read it and found it "very interesting and cleverly written." Indeed, it is said to have been so popular that fans in New York swarmed the wharf when the last installment of the story arrived.
Have you read The Old Curiosity Shop? Are you a Dickens fan? A traveler who loves England perhaps?
Shown here is the framed print by Cecil Forbes, which you can find in my eBay shop by clicking right here.
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Brenda
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