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The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens

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The Old Curiosity Shop
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Publisher: Project Gutenberg
ISBN/ASIN: 0965057496

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Nell is on her way home to the dusty shop where she and her grandfather live a rather mysterious life. The old man disappears every night -- visiting gambling dens with the naive hope of winning a fortune. Instead he sinks deeper and deeper into debt.

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