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Old Curiosity Shop, The
     
Old Curiosity Shop, The
(1841) a novel by Charles Dickens about a girl called Little Nell and her grandfather, who are forced to leave their shop and give it to a cruel man called Quilp, because the grandfather owes him money. The scene at end of the book in which Little Nell dies is famous for being very sad.
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