Great Expectations by Charles Dickens - ISBN: 9780553213423
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Orphan’s journey: unexpected fortune, shattered dreams, and a bittersweet reunion.

Great Expectations

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  • Paperback

    560 pages

  • Release Date

    1 February 1998

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Summary

In the marshy mists of a village churchyard, a tiny orphan boy named Pip is suddenly terrified by a shivering, limping convict on the run. Years later, a supremely arrogant young Pip boards the coach to London where, by the grace of a mysterious benefactor, he will join the ranks of the idle rich and “become a gentleman.” Finally, in the luminous mists of the village at evening, Pip the man meets Estella, his dazzlingly beautiful tormentor, in a ruined garden–and lays to rest all the heartach…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780553213423
ISBN-10:0553213423
Author:Charles Dickens
Publisher:Random House USA Inc
Imprint:Bantam Classics
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:560
Release Date:1 February 1998
Weight:255g
Dimensions:174mm x 105mm x 21mm
Series:Bantam Classics
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Critics Review

“No story in the first person was ever better told.” From the Trade Paperback edition.

“No story in the first person was ever better told.”

About The Author

Charles Dickens

George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) was a leading playwright of the twentieth century. His plays include Man and Superman (1905), Major Barbara (1905), Pygmalion (1913), and Saint Joan (1923). From the Trade Paperback edition.

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