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Product Identifiers

PublisherPenguin Publishing Group

ISBN-100451531183

ISBN-139780451531186

eBay Product ID (ePID)42014

Product Key Features

Edition150

Book TitleGreat Expectations

Number of Pages528 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicClassics, Literary, Coming of Age, Historical

Publication Year2009

IllustratorYes

GenreFiction

AuthorCharles Dickens

FormatUk- a Format Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight8.5 Oz

Item Length6.8 in

Item Width4.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2009-502663

Dewey Edition23

Grade FromTwelfth Grade

Afterword byDavis-Goff, Annabel

Grade ToUP

Dewey Decimal823.8

Edition DescriptionAnniversary

SynopsisFrom the agony of Charles Dickens' disenchantment with the Victorian middle class comes a profound novel of spellbinding mystery... 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, 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

LC Classification NumberPR4560.A1 2009