Great Expectations Contributor(s): Dickens, Charles (Author) |
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ISBN: 0486415864 ISBN-13: 9780486415864 Publisher: Dover Publications OUR PRICE: $7.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2001 Annotation: Humbled, orphaned Pip is apprenticed to the dirty work of the forge but dares to dream of becoming a gentleman -- and one day he finds himself in possession of "great expectations." One of Dickens' finest novels, this is a gripping tale of crime and guilt, revenge and reward. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Coming Of Age |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 2001028306 |
Lexile Measure: 1200 |
Series: Dover Thrift Editions |
Physical Information: 0.91" H x 5.3" W x 8.54" (0.64 lbs) 384 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: In this unflaggingly suspenseful story of aspirations and moral redemption, humble, orphaned Pip, a ward of his short-tempered older sister and her husband, Joe, is apprenticed to the dirty work of the forge but dares to dream of becoming a gentleman. And, indeed, it seems as though that dream is destined to come to pass -- because one day, under sudden and enigmatic circumstances, he finds himself in possession of great expectations. In telling Pip's story, Dickens traces a boy's path from a hardscrabble rural life to the teeming streets of 19th-century London, unfolding a gripping tale of crime and guilt, revenge and reward, and love and loss. Its compelling characters include Magwitch, the fearful and fearsome convict; Estella, whose beauty is excelled only by her haughtiness; and the embittered Miss Havisham, an eccentric jilted bride. |