These encounters spark Pip's aspirations Helped by a secret benefactor, Pip leaves behind his simple life and goes off to the bustling city of London. But will Pip finally get to fulfill his great expectations?
Includes the unabridged text of Dicken's classic novel plus a complete study guide that features chapter-by-chapter summaries, explanations and discussions of the plot, question-and-answer sections, author biography, historical background, ...
The story of Pip, and how figures from his past haunt him and in time he uncovers not just the origins of his great expectations but the mystery of his own heart.
The action of the story takes place from Christmas Eve, 1812, when the protagonist is about seven years old, to the winter of 1840.— Excerpted from Great Expectations on Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
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The novel was inspired by Robert Blincoe’s account of his childhood spent in a cotton mill. Oliver Twist, an orphan, is born in a workhouse and later sold off into an apprenticeship.
This book has become very popular and is now taught as a classic in many English classes. It has been translated into many languages and adapted many times in film and other media. Publisher : General Press
Praise for Great Expectations “Great Expectations in its boisterousness and strong language and sense of the injustice-of-it-all is closely related to Henry Miller.” —Carolyn See, Los Angeles Times “Acker’s most accomplished ...
Great Expectations, Charles Dickens
Pip begins to visit Miss Havisham and Estella, with whom he falls in love. Much mystery and plot twists continue as the story unfolds.
A retelling for students of English of one of Dickens's best-known novels, this is an upper intermediate-level Macmillan Reader.