Nell Trent is a sweet orphan girl. She is almost fourteen years old. She lives with her grandfather in his London antique shop. Her only friend is Kit, an honest boy whom she teaches to write.
Her grandfather wants Nell to be rich. He secretly gambles at cards to win money for her. Instead, he loses everything. He borrows money from Daniel Quilp, an evil and cruel moneylender. Quilp takes the shop and throws them out.
The grandfather loses his mind from grief. Nell leads him away from London. They wander across the country as beggars. The long, cold journey makes Nell very weak and sick.
Meanwhile, Nell's selfish brother, Frederick, thinks the old man hid a secret fortune. He teams up with his foolish friend, Dick Swiveller. Frederick wants Dick to marry Nell so they can take the money. Quilp helps them, even though he knows no fortune exists. He just enjoys causing pain. Quilp puts Dick to work for his dishonest lawyer, Mr. Brass. There, Dick makes friends with a poor servant girl called the Marchioness.
Kit gets a good job with the kind Garland family. A mysterious gentleman hires him to help find Nell. Quilp hates Kit and frames him for stealing money. Kit is sent to prison. Luckily, Dick and the Marchioness uncover the truth and clear Kit's name. The police chase Quilp, and he drowns in the river.
Nell and her grandfather finally find shelter at an old church in a quiet village. The mysterious gentleman discovers where they are. He is actually the grandfather's younger brother. He rushes to the village with Kit to save them.
They arrive too late. Nell has already died from illness and exhaustion. Her grandfather cannot accept that she is gone. He sits by her grave every single day until he dies, too.
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