Great Expectations
Book Description
-Illustrated with the 7 original Illustrations by Marcus Stone and all 40 original illustrations from John McLenan for the first American publication in the Harper's Weekly as well as 10 illustrations by Charles Green
-Table of contents to every chapters in the book.
-Complete and formatted for kindle to improve your reading experience
Great Expectations is Charles Dickens's thirteen...
More-Illustrated with the 7 original Illustrations by Marcus Stone and all 40 original illustrations from John McLenan for the first American publication in the Harper's Weekly as well as 10 illustrations by Charles Green
-Table of contents to every chapters in the book.
-Complete and formatted for kindle to improve your reading experience
Great Expectations is Charles Dickens's thirteenth novel. It is his second novel, after David Copperfield, to be fully narrated in the first person. Great Expectations is a bildungsroman, or a coming-of-age novel, and it is a classic work of Victorian literature. It depicts the growth and personal development of an orphan named Pip. The novel was first published in serial form in Dickens' weekly periodical All the Year Round, from 1 December 1860 to August 1861.[1] In October 1861, Chapman and Hall published the novel in three volumes.
It is set among the marshes of Kent and in London in the early to mid-1800s. From the outset, the reader is "treated" by the terrifying encounter between Pip, the protagonist, and the escaped convict, Abel Magwitch.[4] Great Expectations is a graphic book, full of extreme imagery, poverty, prison ships, "the hulks," barriers and chains, and fights to the death. It therefore combines intrigue and unexpected twists of autobiographical detail in different tones. Regardless of its narrative technique, the novel reflects the events of the time, Dickens' concerns, and the relationship between society and man.
Great Expectations has a colourful cast that has remained in popular culture: the capricious Miss Havisham, the cold and beautiful Estella, Joe the kind and generous blacksmith, the dry and sycophantic Uncle Pumblechook, Mr Jaggers, Wemmick and his dual personality, and the eloquent and wise friend, Herbert Pocket. Throughout the narrative, typical Dickensian themes emerge: wealth and poverty, love and rejection, and the eventual triumph of good over evil.[4] Great Expectations has become very popular and is now taught as a classic in many English classes. It has been translated into many languages and adapted many times in film and other media.
Publisher | LCI |
Binding | Kindle Edition (804 editions) |
Reading Level | Uncategorized
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# of Pages | 330 |
ISBN-10 | B00GIUC5A4 |
Publication Date | 12/02/2013 |
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