The term 'Dickens Orphan' refers to four characters from the works of Charles Dickens: Nell, PIP, Drood, and Little Nell. Nell is a young girl from the novel The Old Curiosity Shop, who is orphaned and taken in by her grandfather. PIP is the protagonist of Great Expectations, an orphan who is taken in by a blacksmith and eventually rises to wealth and social status. Drood is the title character of The Mystery of Edwin Drood, an orphan who is adopted by his uncle and later disappears under mysterious circumstances. Little Nell is a character from The Old Curiosity Shop, a young orphan girl who is taken in by her grandfather. Oliver Twist is the title character of the novel of the same name, an orphan who is taken in by a gang of pickpockets and eventually escapes to a better life.