The Old Curiosity Shop

作者:[英] 查尔斯·狄更斯

页数:416

出版时间:2003-7

价格:35.00元

isbn号码:9780486426792

图书标签:dickenscharles

The emotional tale of Little Nell and her doting grandfather was an immediate popular success in 1840-41. Played out against the backdrop of a cold and brutal London, the twosome abandon their home to escape debt and roam the countryside as beggars. Relentlessly pursued by a malicious moneylender and encountering ne'er-do-wells, con artists, and the persevering poor, they also find goodness and generosity, love and loyalty. Dickens' proficiency in creating richly diverse characters are evident in this tale that brims with pathos and villainy.