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GREAT EXPECTATIONS
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| By: |
Charles Dickens, John Bowen, Marcus Stone (Illus) |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£1.99 |
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£1.44 |
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£0.55 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1853260045 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781853260049 |
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| Publisher: |
WORDSWORTH EDITIONS LTD |
| Pub. date: |
5 May, 1992 |
| Series: |
Wordsworth Classics |
| Pages: |
432 |
| Description: |
Traces the growth of the book's narrator, Philip Pirrip (Pip), from a boy of shallow dreams to a man with depth of character. As Pip unravels truth behind his own expectations in his quest to become a gentleman, the mysteries of past and the fate through a series of adventures steers him towards maturity and an important discovery. |
| Synopsis: |
Considered by many to be Dickens' finest novel, Great Expectations traces the growth of the book's narrator, Philip Pirrip (Pip), from a boy of shallow dreams to a man with depth of character. From its famous dramatic opening on the bleak Kentish marshes, the story abounds with some of Dickens' most memorable characters. Among them are the kindly blacksmith Joe Gargery, the mysterious convict Abel Magwitch, the eccentric Miss Haversham and her beautiful ward Estella, Pip's good-hearted room-mate Herbert Pocket and the pompous Pumblechook. As Pip unravels the truth behind his own 'great expectations' in his quest to become a gentleman, the mysteries of the past and the convolutions of fate through a series of thrilling adventures serve to steer him towards maturity and his most important discovery of all - the truth about himself. |
| Illustrations: |
illustrations, notes, bibliography |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Wordsworth Editions Ltd |
| Prizes: |
Runner-up for The BBC Big Read Top 100 2003.
Runner-up for The BBC Big Read Top 21 2003.
Shortlisted for BBC Big Read Top 100 2003. |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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