The Complete Works of Charles Dickens: The Old Curiosity Shop

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ReadHowYouWant.com, Feb 27, 2009 - Fiction - 456 pages
Initially making an appearance in a serialized form, Dickens' The Old Curiosity Shop was published in 1841 as a book. The narrative revolves around the life of a young girl, Nell, and her arduous journey to flee villains.
 

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Contents

Chapter 1
1
Chapter 2
24
Chapter 3
36
Chapter 5
64
Chapter 6
76
Chapter 7
93
Chapter 8
105
Chapter 9
122
Chapter 16
218
Chapter 17
229
Chapter 18
243
Chapter 19
256
Chapter 20
273
Chapter 21
282
Chapter 22
298
Chapter 23
307

Chapter 10
139
Chapter 11
149
Chapter 12
163
Chapter 13
175
Chapter 14
192
Chapter 15
203
Chapter 24
323
Chapter 25
333
Chapter 26
347
Chapter 27
360
Chapter 28
376
Chapter 29
387

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About the author (2009)

Charles Dickens, perhaps the best British novelist of the Victorian era, was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England on February 7, 1812. His happy early childhood was interrupted when his father was sent to debtors' prison, and young Dickens had to go to work in a factory at age twelve. Later, he took jobs as an office boy and journalist before publishing essays and stories in the 1830s. His first novel, The Pickwick Papers, made him a famous and popular author at the age of twenty-five. Subsequent works were published serially in periodicals and cemented his reputation as a master of colorful characterization, and as a harsh critic of social evils and corrupt institutions. His many books include Oliver Twist, David Copperfield, Bleak House, Great Expectations, Little Dorrit, A Christmas Carol, and A Tale of Two Cities. Dickens married Catherine Hogarth in 1836, and the couple had nine children before separating in 1858 when he began a long affair with Ellen Ternan, a young actress. Despite the scandal, Dickens remained a public figure, appearing often to read his fiction. He died in 1870, leaving his final novel, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, unfinished.

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