The Old Curiosity Shop
English73 partsPublished Oct 23, 2026
The Old Curiosity Shop is a serial in English. Its opening is printed below; the Parts themselves are read in the official app.
The story
The Old Curiosity Shop is a novel by Charles Dickens. The plot follows the life of Nell Trent and her grandfather, both residents of The Old Curiosity Shop in London.
The Old Curiosity Shop was one of two novels (the other being Barnaby Rudge) which Dickens published along with short stories in his weekly serial Master Humphrey's Clock, which lasted from 1840 to 1841. It was so popular that New York readers stormed the wharf when the ship bearing the final instalment arrived in 1841.The Old Curiosity Shop was printed in book form in 1841.
Queen Victoria read the novel in 1841, finding it "very interesting and cleverly written."
Issue contents
- Part 1In the app
- Part 2In the app
- Part 3In the app
- Part 4In the app
- Part 5In the app
- Part 6In the app
- Part 7In the app
- Part 8In the app
- Part 9In the app
- Part 10In the app
- Part 11In the app
- Part 12In the app
- Part 13In the app
- Part 14In the app
- Part 15In the app
- Part 16In the app
- Part 17In the app
- Part 18In the app
- Part 19In the app
- Part 20In the app
- All 73 partsfull contents page
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Questions
- Where can I read The Old Curiosity Shop?
- In the official app. The buttons on this page take you there.
- How long is The Old Curiosity Shop?
- It runs to 73 parts in total.
KSCR Serials prints only the opening Parts that publishers release as previews, plus basic story details. Complete stories are read in the official app.