In which Dickens novel do Daniel and Mrs Quilp appear?
Quilp Quilp Daniel Quilp is one of the main antagonists in the novel "The Old Curiosity Shop" by Charles Dickens, written in 1840. Quilp is a vicious, ill-tempered and grotesque dwarf and is the villain of the story. Quilp is as near that Dickens ever came to creating a monster. Actors who have portrayed him include Hay Petrie, Anthony Newley, Patrick Troughton and Toby Jones. Dickens describes Quilp as "so low in stature as to be quite a dwarf, though his head and face were large enough for a giant. His black eyes were restless, sly and cunning, his mouth and
Quilp without winking, bit his fork and spoon till they bent again, and in short performed so many horrifying and uncommon acts that the women were nearly frightened out of their wits, and began to doubt if he were really a human creature." He is the most repulsive of all Dickens' grotesque characters, with no redeeming features. Daniel Quilp lives in Tower Hill on the North side of the River Thames; he also has a wharf on the south side of the river from where he conducts his business as a ship breaker and usurer. He takes great pleasure in tormenting