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"First published serially in 1840 -- 41 in Dickens' own magazine, Master Humphrey's Clock , and in book form in 1841, The Old Curiosity Shop was an immediate popular success. The heart-wrenching story of Little Nell and her doting grandfather offered a rich amalgam of misery and malice, goodness and generosity, love and loyalty -- all with a pervading veneer of sentimentality that greatly appealed to Victorian readers. As the story opens up, Nell...
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Contains three historical romances, including "Daddy's Girl," in which Glenna Moore, accustomed to being dragged around the country by her gambling father, finds hope and help with young minister David Green; "Dear Teacher," in which Philadelphia schoolteacher Judith King, and single father Ernie Snyder, both believing themselves unlovable, are proven wrong; and "Twice Loved," in which the working relationship between widowed mom Bev Winters and her...
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