First published as part of the periodical Master Humphrey’s Clock, The Old Curiosity Shop centers on Nell Trent, who wanders England with her senile grandfather, pursued by the villainous Quilp. Dickens intended Nell as the embodiment of pure goodness. The reading public took Nell to their hearts, and millions of people shed tears at her long-foreshadowed death near the end of the novel.
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| 6/12 | 10:00a | Philadelphia Adult Literacy Alliance Meeting 6/12 |
| 6/19 | 9:00a | Community Resources Fair |
| 6/21 | 6:30p | Dickens Literary Salon - Great Expectations |
| 7/10 | 7:00p | Boz Bicentenary Speaker Series: Sandra Sokowski |
| 7/19 | 6:30p | Dickens Literary Salon - A Tale of Two Cities |
| 8/16 | 6:30p | Dickens Literary Salon - Barnaby Rudge |
| 9/20 | 6:30p | Dickens Literary Salon - Nicholas Nickleby |
| 10/18 | 6:30p | Dickens Literary Salon - Bleak House |
| 11/15 | 6:30p | Dickens Literary Salon - Our Mutual Friend |
| 12/20 | 6:30p | Dickens Literary Salon - A Christmas Carol |
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