Character Summary
MAIN CHARACTERS NELL TRENT: a beautiful 13 year old girl who lives with her grandfather THE GRANDFATHER (OF NELL): an elderly man who owns a curiosity shop CHRISTOPHER (KIT) NUBBLES: a lad with a comical expression and odd mannerisms who works for the grandfather RICHARD (d**k) SWIVELLER: a friend of Fred Trent who lives above a tobacco shop DANIEL QUILP: a shady associate of the grandfather's who is involved in many occupations (sometimes referred to as the dwarf). SAMPSON BRASS: an attorney of ill-repute that works for Quilp BETSY QUILP: a pretty, mild woman who is the wife of Daniel Quilp MRS. JINIWIN: Betsy Quilp's shrewish mother, who disapproves of her son-in-law TOM SCOTT: Boy who works for Mr. Quilp who has an odd affection for him (also referred to as the tumbling boy or
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