Great Expectations |
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Author:
| Dickens, Charles |
Editor:
| Mitchell, Charlotte |
Notes by:
| Mitchell, Charlotte |
Introduction by:
| Trotter, David |
ISBN: | 978-0-14-143956-3 |
Publication Date: | Jan 2004 |
Publisher: | Penguin Books, Limited
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $17.99 |
Book Description:
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A terrifying encounter with an escaped convict in a graveyard on the wild Kent marshes; a summons to meet the bitter, decaying Miss Havisham and her beautiful, cold-hearted ward Estella; the sudden generosity of a mysterious benefactor - these form a series of events that change the orphaned Pip's life forever, and he eagerly abandons his humble origins to begin a new life as a gentleman. Dickens's haunting late novel depicts Pip's education and development through adversity as he...
More DescriptionA terrifying encounter with an escaped convict in a graveyard on the wild Kent marshes; a summons to meet the bitter, decaying Miss Havisham and her beautiful, cold-hearted ward Estella; the sudden generosity of a mysterious benefactor - these form a series of events that change the orphaned Pip's life forever, and he eagerly abandons his humble origins to begin a new life as a gentleman. Dickens's haunting late novel depicts Pip's education and development through adversity as he discovers thetrue nature of his 'great expectations'.