The Old Curiosity ShopThe tale of Little Nell gripped the nation when it first appeared in 1841. Described as a "tragedy of sorrows", the story tells of Nell uprooted from a secure and innocent childhood and cast into a world where evil takes many shapes, the most fascinating of which is the stunted, lecherous Quilp. Blending realism with non realistic genres such as fairy tale, allegory, and pastoral, the tale of Nell's tragedy contains some of Dickens' most memorable