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The Old Curiosity Shop 1841 has been scanned and put on the web by Google.
Each
screen is painted with the interior of a Gothic abbey or church.
A
gray haired man
sits on a tomb holding his basket.
It
is in fact a famous image:
George Cattermole (1800-1868)
Wood engravings to illustrate 'The Old
Curiosity Shop' by Charles Dickens, published 1841.
First published in the weekly
periodical 'Master Humphrey's Clock' which ran from April 1840 until December
1841.
The scene depicting a male figure, entitled 'The Grave of Little Nell', was
made to illustrate Chapter 72 It was originally called "The Old
Man, watching over Nell's Grave".
The scene depicting a female figure,
entitled 'Resting among the Tombs' illustrated Chapter 53. It was originally
called "Nell, reading in the Old Chapel".
George
Cattermole (1800-1868)
The Old Curiosity Shop 1841 has been scanned and put on the web by Google.
https://books.google.co.uk/
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20Dickens%2C%20published%201841.&pg=PA122#v=onepage&q&f=false
The Old Curiosity Shop has been scanned and put on the web by Google.
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