The Old Curiosity Shop
weekly serial; novel by Charles Dickens; published 1840–1841
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Summary
The Old Curiosity Shop is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,388 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Author: Charles Dickens[3]
- Illustrator: George Cattermole[4], Hablot Knight Browne[5], Daniel Maclise[6]
- Publisher: Chapman and Hall[7]
- Genre: social criticism[8]
- Follows: Nicholas Nickleby[9]
- Followed by: Barnaby Rudge[10]
- Part of the series: Master Humphrey's Clock[11]
- Commons category: The Old Curiosity Shop[12]
- Language of work or name: English[13]
- Country of origin: England[14]
- Publication date: 1840[15]
- Characters: Nell Trent[16], Quilp[17], Sampson Brass[18]
- Cover art by: George Cattermole[19]
- Has edition or translation: Den gamla antikvitetshandeln[20], Q138507223[21]
- Narrative location: London[22]
- Topic's main category: Category:The Old Curiosity Shop[23]
- Described by source: The Encyclopedia Americana[24], The New Student's Reference Work[25]
- Title: The Old Curiosity Shop[26]
- First line: Although I am an old man, night is generally my time for walking.[27]
- Last line: Such are the changes which a few years bring about, and so do things pass away, like a tale that is told![28]
- Derivative work: The Old Curiosity Shop[29], Mister Quilp[30], Sasurai no Shōjo Nell[31]
- Copyright status: public domain[32]
- Form of creative work: novel[33]
Why It Matters
The Old Curiosity Shop has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]