| Great Expectations Contributor(s): Dickens, Charles (Author), Weintraub, Stanley (Introduction by), Davis-Goff, Annabel (Afterword by) |
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ISBN: 0451531183 ISBN-13: 9780451531186 Publisher: Signet Book OUR PRICE: $5.36 Product Type: Mass Market Paperbound - Other Formats Published: March 2009 Annotation: Dickensa epic literary Masterpiece From the agony of Charles Dickensa disenchantment with the Victorian middle class comes a novel of spellbinding mystery and a profound examination of moral valuesathis is the story of the orphan Pipas trials and tribulations among Londonas high society circles. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Historical - General - Fiction | Coming Of Age |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2009502663 |
| Lexile Measure: 1200 |
| Series: Signet Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.91" H x 4.22" W x 6.92" (0.56 lbs) 528 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From the agony of Charles Dickens' disenchantment with the Victorian middle class comes a novel of spellbinding mystery and a profound examination of moral values. An orphan living with his older sister and her kindly husband, Pip is hired by wealthy and embittered Miss Havisham as a companion for her and her beautiful adopted daughter, Estella. His years in service to the Havishams fill his heart with the desire to rise above his station in life. Pip's wish is fulfilled when a mysterious benefactor provides him with "great expectations"--the means to be tutored as a gentleman. Thrust into London's high-society circles, Pip grows accustomed to a life of leisure, only to find himself lacking as a suitor competing for Estella's favor. After callously discarding everything he once valued for his own selfish pursuits, Pip learns the identity of his patron--a revelation that shatters his very soul. With an Introduction by Stanley Weintraub and an Afterword by Annabel Davis-Goff
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