What is the name of the little girl in The Old Curiosity Shop?

Nell Trent, called Little Nell, a sweet, delicate child, brave and wise beyond her years. An orphan, she lives with her aged grandfather, the keeper of the Old Curiosity Shop, who has developed a passion for gambling because of his desire to provide for Little Nell's future.
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Who is Little Nell?

Nell Trent, also referred to as Little Nell, is a fictional character in the 1841 novel The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens. The novel's main character, she is portrayed as infallibly good and virginal.
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Who is Barbara in The Old Curiosity Shop?

Barbara, the maidservant of Mr. and Mrs. Garland and future wife of Kit. The Bachelor, brother of Mr. Garland.
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Who are the characters in The Old Curiosity Shop crossword?

This list of The Old Curiosity Shop characters includes Daniel Quilp, Nelly Trent (Little Nell), Dick Swiveller, Sally Bass, Grandfather, Fred Trent and more.
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Who is little in The Old Curiosity Shop?

Nell Trent, called Little Nell, a sweet, delicate child, brave and wise beyond her years. An orphan, she lives with her aged grandfather, the keeper of the Old Curiosity Shop, who has developed a passion for gambling because of his desire to provide for Little Nell's future.
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What children's book character has a pug named Weenie?

Eloise's dog, Weenie, wasn't always a pug, as evidenced by this 1954 Hilary Knight drawing. For generations of children, the Eloise book series is a favorite. It tells the story of a 6-year old troublemaker who lives at New York's Plaza Hotel.
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Who is Barbara in the book Holly?

Meanwhile, Barbara Robinson (Holly's friend, first introduced in Mr. Mercedes) connects the dots on where Holly disappeared to and arrives at the Harrises' home with the authorities to rescue Holly.
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What is the story of Martin Chuzzlewit?

The greed of his family has led wealthy old Martin Chuzzlewit to become suspicious and misanthropic, leaving his grandson and namesake to make his own way in the world. And so young Martin sets out from the Wiltshire home of his supposed champion, the scheming architect Pecksniff, to seek his fortune in America.
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Who is the narrator in The Old Curiosity Shop?

Although Master Humphrey appears as the first-person narrator in the first three chapters of The Old Curiosity Shop, he abruptly and somewhat unconvincingly resigns as the narrator in the third chapter, saying: “And now that I have carried this history so far in my own character and introduced these personages to the ...
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What is Little Nell's last name?

Laura Elizabeth Campbell (born 24 May 1953), better known as Nell Campbell or by her stage name Little Nell, is an Australian actress, singer, and former club owner.
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Who owns the Little Nell?

The hotel is owned by the Aspen Skiing Company, which also has the recently renovated Limelight Hotel in Aspen in its portfolio and is owned by the billionaire Crown family of Chicago.
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Where is Little Nell buried?

Church. The village is remarkable mainly for its church, St Bartholomews, inside of which is the supposed grave of Little Nell, a fictional character in Charles Dickens's book, The Old Curiosity Shop. It is thought that Dickens visited Tong church.
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Is there a film of The Old Curiosity Shop?

The Old Curiosity Shop (2007 film) The Old Curiosity Shop is a British television film adapted from the Charles Dickens's 1841 novel The Old Curiosity Shop. It stars Irish actress Sophie Vavasseur as Nell Trent, with Derek Jacobi as her grandfather, Toby Jones as Quilp and George MacKay as Nell's friend, Kit.
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Who is the bad guy in The Old Curiosity Shop?

Daniel Quilp is one of the main antagonists in the novel The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens, written in 1840. Quilp is a vicious, ill-tempered and grotesque dwarf and is the villain of the story. Quilp is as near as Dickens ever came to creating a monster.
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Who are the important characters in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime?

The action in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time revolves around the protagonist. Christopher Boone. Initially, the audience watches him interact with Mrs Shears (the owner of Wellington the dog), his teacher, Siobhan, and his father, Ed.
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What is a pecksniff?

Noun. Pecksniff (plural Pecksniffs) A very hypocritical person.
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Who are the evil characters in Dickens?

Fagin, the fatherly corrupter; Sikes, the brutal murderer; Heep, the slithering devil -- among the scores of characters Dickens has created, both good and evil, these are some of the most memorable. Their unifying thread is that they are all evil.
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What is the name of the character in Martin Chuzzlewit?

Martin Chuzzlewit, the title character, a rather wayward and selfish young man brought up in expectation of becoming his grandfather's heir. The two quarrel when Martin falls in love with Mary Graham, his grandfather's companion and ward, and the old man turns his grandson out of the house.
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Who is Bonnie in Holly?

Holly is looking into the disappearance of Bonnie Rae Dahl, a young woman who vanished under mysterious circumstances, leaving behind her bike, a strange note saying she'd had enough, and a heartbroken mother.
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Does Holly Gibney have autism?

Holly suffers from OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder), synesthesia, sensory processing disorder, and she's somewhere on the autism spectrum. Despite this, she's very observant, refreshingly unfiltered and unaware of her innocence.
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Is Never Flinch a sequel?

'Never Flinch' is the second standalone Holly Gibney novel, following a character introduced in 'Mr. Mercedes. ' Here's what to know about the series.
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Which famous children's book has two characters named?

Tweedledum and Tweedledee are characters in an English nursery rhyme and in Lewis Carroll's 1871 book Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There. Their names may have originally come from an epigram written by poet John Byrom.
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Who is the girl of kiddie lit with a pug named weenie and a turtle called skipperdee?

Eloise is a young girl who lives in the "room on the tippy-top floor" of the Plaza Hotel in New York City with her nanny, her pug dog, Weenie, and her turtle, Skipperdee.
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How many pug books are there?

There are 14 books in this series.
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