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Charles DickensThe Old Curiosity Shop

Librivox recording of the The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens.
Read by Euthymius.

The Old Curiosity Shop tells the story of Little Nell, a beautiful and virtuous young girl who lives with her grandfather in his shop of curiosities. Her grandfather loves her dearly, and Nell does not complain, but she lives a lonely existence without friends of her own age. Her only friend is Kit, an honest young lad who works at the shop, and whom she is teaching to write. Unbeknownst to Nell, her grandfather is obsessed with their precarious financial position and is attempting to make Nell a good inheritance by winning at cards. He keeps these nocturnal activities a secret, but borrows heavily from the evil Quilp, a dwarf, in order to raise new capital. In the end, he gambles away what little money they own, and Quilp seizes the opportunity to take possession of the shop and make Nell’s and her grandfather’s lives a misery. Indeed, her grandfather suffers a breakdown, which leaves him bereft of his wits. Courageously, Nell decides to escape Quilp, and she and her grandfather run away to the country to live as beggars, travelling into the Midlands of England.

There, then, follow the multifarious adventures of Nell and her grandfather, Quilp and his sly minions and accomplices, who would be Nell’s vehement pursuers throughout the entire story, the noble schoolmaster, and many, many other personages as bright and memorable as Dickens’ heroes always are. But… let us hear the story itself, shan’t we?

(Description from Wikipedia with additions by Euthymius)


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This audio is part of the collection: LibriVox

Artist/Composer: Charles Dickens
Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text
Keywords: librivox; literature; audiobook; Old Curiosity Shop; Charles Dickens; Nell; Little Nell Trent; Kit; Christopher Nubbles; Dick; Richard Swiveller; Daniel Quilp

Creative Commons license: Public Domain

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Reviewer: gooch12 - - January 11, 2009
Subject: Nice Work
This book was recorded by a single reader whose voice, pace, and diction were excellent for the most part. He even tried to do different voices for each of the characters (with varying degrees of success), so I give him credit for that too. It's a long work, but worth downloading if you're a fan of Dickens.