Sentences with phrase «dickensian curiosity shop»

The first was with Soho - based curiosity shop of cool MACHINE - A.

Choose Seattle's historic waterfront and take advantage of its family - friendly fun; nip into the Ye Olde Curiosity Shop and seek out the silliest gift you can buy each other, then head to Pier 57 — one of the most surprising yet romantic things to do in Seattle.

An actress since childhood, London native Carole Shelley made her professional bow as Little Nell in a 1950 dramatization of Dickens» The Old Curiosity Shop.

Adapted from a 2008 nonfiction book by Les Standiford, The Man Who Invented Christmas introduces Dickens in 1842, during his successful American tour — the star author of Oliver Twist, Nicholas Nickleby, and The Old Curiosity Shop ushered onstage with confetti and kicking dancers.

Except for «Harry Potter,» Americans haven't been so eager for a book since the early 1840s, when they thronged the docks in New York, hailing incoming ships for news of Little Nell in Charles Dickens's «Old Curiosity Shop.»

There is also a Madefire Original called Mono: The Old Curiosity Shop.

He delivered his novel «The Old Curiosity Shop» chapter by chapter to his fans and when he killed off his heroine, Little Nell, all hell broke loose.

What did happen in the 2000s is the Internet was transformed from a curiosity shop into something more useful — part TV, part newspaper, part coffee shop.

Part garden store and part curiosity shop, Paxton Gate is one of the most unusual shopping destinations in the city.

A choice of charming museums and curiosity shops are available.

Montville, Maleny and other villages that perch on or behind the escarpment have restaurants, wineries, alternative - style eateries and produce stores, art galleries, boutiques and curiosity shops catering for tastes refined and earthy.

On the Final Day, Link receives the Priority Mail from the Curiosity Shop Man, where he has two choices for how to use it.

One of my personal favourites is Billie Vigne's metalsmith space, which is like a curiosity shop.

Five installations will be displayed at Whitechapel Gallery: a scholar's study invites us to unravel intricate drawings and models; the Bureau for the Centre of the Study for Surrealism and its Legacy displays the strange magic of obsolete things; the muddy banks of the Thames have also yielded their treasures for poetic display in a gigantic cabinet; while a Dickensian Curiosity Shop tempts us with the bizarre aura of American bric - a-brac.

The second part of this two - part article will look at related exhibitions for the winter of 2006, including «Produced at Eyebeam,» Mark Dion's «Curiosity Shop,» Michal Rovner, and Jessica Bronson's «Like Transient Day.»

The five installations documented here incorporate diverse subjects: a scholar's study invites us to unravel intricate drawings and models; a curator's office displays the strange magic of obsolete things; the muddy banks of the Thames have also yielded their treasures for poetic display in a gigantic cabinet; while a Dickensian Curiosity Shop tempts us with the bizarre aura of American bric - a-brac.

Mark Dion's «The Curiosity Shop» ran at Tanya Bonakdar through January 14, 2006, «Produced at Eyebeam» through December 17, 2005, Michal Rovner at PaceWildenstein through March 18, 2006, and Jessica Bronson's «Like Transient Day» at Lombard - Freid through February 25, 2006.

Also in the front gallery, Geers shows several iconic objects and artefacts that he has sourced in curiosity shops.

And if that wasn't enough, Murals Wallpaper has included a special Charles Dickens print, capturing a number of the author's most favoured characters from the likes of Oliver Twist, The Pickwick Papers and the Old Curiosity Shop.

Swann is interested in working site specifically and has completed artist residencies which have culminated in solo exhibitions, Trouble in Paradise at the Wasp Room Gallery, Tether, Nottingham (2009) and Curiosity Shop at Coleman Swann Project Space in Bermondsey, London (2006).

2017 «Virginia Curiosity Shop: a Mark Dion Project for UVA», The University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA. (upcoming) «The Kampong», National Tropical Botanical Garden, Coconut Grove, FL (side - specific commission).

2005/06 «The Curiosity Shop», Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York.

Sutton was awarded the Elle Decoration British Design Award 2011 for her Curiosity Shop fabric for St Jude's.

Absent from the original, the book can be purchased at the curiosity shop sometime after the first purchase is made for a wagon.

Theresa found this antique botanical chart at Kabinett & Kammer, a curiosity shop in New York hamlet Andes.

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I learned the n - word from my great - grandmother, a sweet, churchgoing lady who loved Jesus and read her Bible and, in the remote mountains of Appalachia, regarded the black man we saw at the ice cream shop that day as a fearful curiosity.

He should know, since he ran through 12 different versions developing the perfect one for Curiosity Doughnuts, the shop he and Kamozawa run in Stockton, NJ.

I looked up the closest specialty coffee shop and read up on the historical curiosities of the terrain: architecture, local lore, and restaurants once haunted by interesting people.

Lilyshop inspires and encourages creativity, passion, and endless curiosity with fun recipes, daily tips, and craft ideas while also providing a platform for those to share their own creations, each within their own shop».

As a health - conscious person for many years I assumed I didn't really struggle with eating challenges the way that many do, but taking this program I realized that I had some unhealthy behaviors including some binge eating... The weekly study offered me compassion and curiosity for my (unhealthy) eating habits and allowed me to refocus on what's important - loving my self and body, eating HIGH QUALITY ingredients, and taking more time for the whole eating process - grocery shopping (farmers markets!)

Also, out of curiosity, where do you like to shop?

LIVING ROOM striped rug, Joss and Main (available here) sofa, Pottery Barn in Metal Grey twill coffee table, CraigsList short end table, CraigsList tall end table, CB2 brass curtain rod, West Elm white curtains, West Elm Eiffel Tower print, The Everygirl Shop Paris ferris wheel print, The Paris Print Shop Paris sky photo, The Everygirl Shop silhouettes, Curiosity in Charleston, SC leopard velvet pillow, Willa Skye Home colorblock pillow, Stone Textile gold polka dot pillow, Caitlin Wilson Design gray diamond pillow, Serena and Lily striped throw, Stone Textile floor lamp, Kenroy Home marble chess board, purchased in Mexico

I actually first heard about that shop through one of my Phoenix blogger pals, who had posted a photo of one of the shop's marquee sandwich boards, which had the cheekiest message - «I know guac is extra, but so am I.» That sparked my curiosity to check it out.

At age sixteen, he had a brand - new driver's license and way too much curiosity about speed thanks to lots of hours listening to racer Ernie McAfee at his speed shop on Sunset Boulevard.

His own intellectual curiosity was apparent through his choice of work, his love of the print shop and his excellent vocabulary.

Readers will quickly sink into the story of a tough orphan who finds a home in a Dickensian - like shop of curiosities, run by a proprietor who buys people's secrets.

They have a bricks and mortar Amazon shop in San Diego, within driving distance of me, but I don't have a burning desire to see it, except perhaps for curiosity's sake.

Just out of curiosity I checked into Las Vegas resort fees and was astonished at the utterly useless things they provide: shoe - shine service, free daily newspaper, free printing of boarding passes, free local and toll - free 800 calls (such a necessary service when I have my cell phone), gift shop discount, golf - bag storage, free sending and receiving faxes (capped at 10 per day), free notary service, free shuttle to shopping malls across the street, free entry into the daily slot tournament, and free use of ping - ping tables.

And, this historical place stimulates and satisfies your curiosity with area museums, theaters, shops, and restaurants in true Tuscaloosa style.

Luckily there's hidden shops run by stereotypical 80's Asian curiosity merchants and Viking blacksmiths that will help you acquire and upgrade your songs.

Inspired by, and reminiscent of the traditional groceries and provisions shops, these props which range from sea salt, aftershave, vinegar, biscuits, cherries, rose water and even cigars successfully evoked the curiosity of passers - by, dispensing the necessity for the oft - used signage.»

Together with his mother, he begins haunting antique shops and flea markets in search of curiosities from American Folk Art and antiques, above all Asiatic antiques, acquiring extensive knowledge and expertise in these fields.

Museum Shop of Fetish Objects, 2012, by Shreyas Karle, is a cabinet of curiosities that examines the culture of Bollywood with the clinical air of an anthropologist.

«Today, the solitary inventor, tinkering in his shop, has been overshadowed by task forces of scientists in laboratories and testing fields... Partly because of the huge costs involved, a government contract becomes virtually a substitute for intellectual curiosity... The prospect of domination of the nation's scholars by Federal employment, project allocations, and the power of money is ever present — and is gravely to be regarded.

This table is on display at the Cabinets of Curiosity showcase at Mint Shop, 2 North Terrace, Alexander Square, SW3 2BA until 22 September as part of the London Design Festival.

Gift vouchers offered at Hyderabad coffee shops are fueling both curiosity and demand for bitcoin.

«After 1998's year of curiosity, 1999 was a year of resistance by the shopping center industry to the Net and e-commerce,» he notes, «with 2000 shaping up to be a year of acceptance and integration.»

So much curiosity on the food and the little shops that would be there I would love to also walk down those narrow paths to find the little treasures hidden