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3, vi, 9-362 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. ; Text in two columns. ; At head of wrapper title:; Peterson's uniform edition of Charles Dickens' works; Master Humphrey's clock ; OCLC: 702546851 ; frayed untrimmed book in paper wrappers ; title page and cover missing ; 101 illustrations with reproductions of the original illustrations by Cruikshank, Phiz, F.O.C. Darley and John Gilbert ; Date of publication based on publisher's printed wrappers. "Shoulder Straps" by Morford (1862) is listed, while The mystery of Edwin Drood (pub. 1870) is not included. J.B. Podeschi's Dickens & Dickensiana, p. 259 gives [1865-1870?] as publication date for all titles in this edition ; reference: Carr, L. VanderPoel Dickens, B159 ; "The sensational bestselling story of Little Nell, the beautiful child thrown into a shadowy, terrifying world, seems to belong less to the history of the Victorian novel than to folklore, fairy tale, or myth. The sorrows of Nell and her grandfather are offset by Dickens's creation of a dazzling contemporary world inhabited by some of his most brilliantly drawn characters-the eloquent ne'er-do-well Dick Swiveller; the hungry maid known as the "Marchioness"; the mannish lawyer Sally Brass; Quilp's brow-beaten mother-in-law; and Quilp himself, the lustful, vengeful dwarf, whose demonic energy makes a vivid counterpoint to Nell's purity" ; POOR. Seller Inventory # 006731
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