The Old Curiosity Shop
by Charles Dickensliterary work· published 1840
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The sensational bestselling story of Little Nell, the beautiful child thrown into a shadowy, terrifying world, seems to belong less to the history of the Victorian novel than to folklore, fairy tale, or myth. The sorrows of Nell and her grandfather are offset by Dickens's creation of a dazzling contemporary world inhabited by some of his most brilliantly drawn characters—the eloquent ne'er-do-well Dick Swiveller; the hungry maid known as the "Marchioness"; the mannish lawyer Sally Brass; Quilp's brow-beaten mother-in-law; and Quilp himself, the lustful, vengeful dwarf, whose demonic energy makes a vivid counterpoint to Nell's purity.
Adaptations (10)
The Old Curiosity Shop has been adapted 10 times, across film, television series, and television film, from 1911 to 2007.
The Old Curiosity Shop1911 · film · 10 min · dir. Barry O'Neil · IMDb ↗A kindly shop owner whose overwhelming gambling debts allow a greedy landlord to seize his shop of dusty treasures. Evicted and with no way to pay his debts, he and his granddaughter flee.
The Old Curiosity Shop1913 · film · dir. Thomas Bentley · IMDb ↗A dwarf usurer stops a rich man from tracking his poor brother and granddaughter.
- The Old Curiosity Shop1921 · film · 70 min · dir. Thomas Bentley · IMDb ↗
A dwarf usurer prevents a rich man from finding an evicted gambler and his granddaughter.
The Old Curiosity Shop1934 · film · 90 min · dir. Thomas Bentley · IMDb ↗IMDb6.2A kindly shop owner whose overwhelming gambling debts allow a greedy landlord to seize his shop of dusty treasures. Evicted and with no way to pay his debts, he and his granddaughter flee.
Mister Quilp1975 · film · 118 min · dir. Michael Tuchner · IMDb ↗IMDb6.7A kindly shop owner whose overwhelming gambling debts allow a greedy landlord to seize his shop of dusty treasures. Evicted and with no way to pay his debts, he and his granddaughter flee.
The Old Curiosity Shop1979 · television series · 30 min · IMDb ↗IMDb7.0The Old Curiosity Shop is a 1979 BBC miniseries based on the novel by Charles Dickens. It was directed by Julian Amyes, and adapted by William Trevor. A kindly shop owner whose overwhelming gambling debts allow a greedy landlord to seize his shop of dusty treasures. Evicted and with no way to pay his debts, he and his granddaughter flee.
Sasurai no Shōjo Nell1979 · television series · IMDb ↗IMDb7.1Nell is a young girl living with her grandfather, Mr Trent, the owner of a shop in London. As he couldn't payback a loan he made, he has to flee with Nell. They decide to search for Nell's mother, who is living somewhere in Great Britain...
The Old Curiosity Shop1984 · film · 72 min · dir. Warwick Gilbert · IMDb ↗IMDb6.4A kindly shop owner whose overwhelming gambling debts allow a greedy landlord to seize his shop of dusty treasures. Evicted and with no way to pay his debts, he and his granddaughter flee.
The Old Curiosity Shop1995 · television film · 120 min · dir. Kevin Connor · IMDb ↗IMDb7.1A kindly shop owner whose overwhelming gambling debts allow a greedy landlord to seize his shop of dusty treasures. Evicted and with no way to pay his debts, he and his granddaughter flee.
The Old Curiosity Shop2007 · television film · 93 min · dir. Brian Percival · IMDb ↗IMDb6.5A kindly shop owner whose overwhelming gambling debts allow a greedy landlord to seize his shop of dusty treasures. Evicted and with no way to pay his debts, he and his granddaughter flee.
