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3 unusual facts about Little Nell


Charles Dickens Museum

She inspired characters in many of his books, and her death is fictionalized as the death of Little Nell.

Frederick Dickens

He was the inspiration for Fred, the dissolute brother of Little Nell in The Old Curiosity Shop.

Little Nell

Nell Campbell (b. 1953), Australian actress, club owner, and singer



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Lotta Crabtree

Having made a name in California, in 1863 Lotta left to tour the east coast where she began acting in plays such as The Old Curiosity Shop, Uncle Tom's Cabin and Little Nell and the Marchioness.