{"product_id":"the-old-curiosity-shop-charles-dickens-9780140437423","title":"The Old Curiosity Shop","description":"\u003cp\u003eNew critical introduction, outlining the novel's publishing history, and discussing its reception, the character of Little Nell, Dickens's style, and the illustrations\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Charles Dickens","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":48427322310899,"sku":"9780140437423","price":14.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0634\/4284\/5939\/files\/9780140437423.jpg?v=1769283389","url":"https:\/\/www.harryhartog.com.au\/products\/the-old-curiosity-shop-charles-dickens-9780140437423","provider":"Harry Hartog Bookseller","version":"1.0","type":"link"}