Great Expectations (Serapis Classics)Great Expectations is set in Kent and London in the early to mid-19th century and contains some of Dickens's most memorable scenes, including the opening in a graveyard, where the young Pip is accosted by the escaped convict, Abel Magwitch. Great Expectations is full of extreme imagery - poverty, prison ships and chains, and fights to the death - and has a colourful cast of characters who have entered popular culture. These include the eccentric Miss Havisham, the beautiful but cold Estella, and Joe, the unsophisticated and kind blacksmith. Dickens's themes include wealth and poverty, love and rejection, and the eventual triumph of good over evil. Great Expectations, which is popular both with readers and literary critics, has been translated into many languages and adapted numerous times into various media. |
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User Review - HerbThomas - LibraryThingGreat Expectations was assigned reading when I was in ninth grade. I thought it was the most dreary thing I had ever read. Sensing that the memories from my youth might be mistaken, I tried again. I ... Read full review
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Great Expectations (Serapis Classics) |
| Author | Charles Dickens |
| Publisher | Serapis Classics, 2017 |
| ISBN | 3962558772, 9783962558772 |
| Length | 263 pages |
| Subjects | › Fiction / Classics |
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