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The Old Curiosity Shop - cover

The Old Curiosity Shop

Charles Dickens

Publisher: Greenbooks Editore

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The Old Curiosity Shop tells the story of Nell Trent, a beautiful and virtuous young girl of "not quite fourteen". An orphan, she lives with her maternal grandfather (whose name is never revealed) in his shop of odds and ends.
Available since: 07/24/2021.

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