The tale of Little Nell gripped the nation when it first appeared in 1841. Described as a 'tragedy of sorrows', the story tells of Nell uprooted from a secure and innocent childhood and cast into a world where evil takes many shapes, the most fascinating of which is the stunted, lecherous Quilp. Blending realism with non-realistic genres such as fairy-tale, allegory, and pastoral, the tale of Nell's tragedy contains some of Dickens most memorable comic and grotesque creations, including the dwarf Daniel Quilp, Dick Swiveller and Kit Nubbles.
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- ISBN
9780140437423
- Published
- January 25th 2001 by Penguin Books Ltd
- Category
- General
- Number of pages
- 608
- County of origin
- UNITED KINGDOM
- Dimensions
- 198 x 129
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