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Great Expectations (Readings Classics)

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Great Expectations is a bildungsroman and a critique of class differences in Victorian society. Pip, the a seven years old orphan, tells his story as he moves through different social classes of nineteenth-century England, from the riff-raff to the elite. The novel opens with one of the most famous scenes in British literature: Pip’s encounter with an escaped convict, Able Magwitch, in a cemetery. Later, Pip moves to London where he meets Miss Havisham and her adopted daughter Estella, who has been trained to torment men who desire her. Pip falls in love with this callous heartbreaker from the gentry of London. Originally published in serialized between 1860 to 1861, Great Expectations has stood the test of time and has been adapted from the screen and stage more than 30 times, Pip, Miss Havisham, Estella, and Abel Magwitch have acquired archetypal and iconic significance as all of them represent various noble and ignoble human traits, It is listed as the 17th best-loved British novel by BBC.

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Great Expectations is a bildungsroman and a critique of class differences in Victorian society. Pip, the a seven years old orphan, tells his story as he moves through different social classes of nineteenth-century England, from the riff-raff to the elite. The novel opens with one of the most famous scenes in British literature: Pip’s encounter with an escaped convict, Able Magwitch, in a cemetery. Later, Pip moves to London where he meets Miss Havisham and her adopted daughter Estella, who has been trained to torment men who desire her. Pip falls in love with this callous heartbreaker from the gentry of London. Originally published in serialized between 1860 to 1861, Great Expectations has stood the test of time and has been adapted from the screen and stage more than 30 times, Pip, Miss Havisham, Estella, and Abel Magwitch have acquired archetypal and iconic significance as all of them represent various noble and ignoble human traits, It is listed as the 17th best-loved British novel by BBC.

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Got book for my son going to the 10th grade
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Great cheap book for honors English. Seems sturdy enough
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This is not my favorite book by Dickens, but it is definitely towards the top of my list. I taught it to 7th graders many years ago. They hated it, and actually so did I. As a very mature adult now, however, I have rediscovered the joys of Dickens. The characters in this book, like all of Dickens books are so very memorable. Who would not be astounded to come into Miss Havisham's home where life has stopped the day she was left at the altar so many years ago. And, how could you not wonder at the cruelty and arrogance of Estella, encouraged by Miss Havisham to despise and hurt men? Is there anywhere a more loyal and good man that Joe Gargery? He never complains about his complaining and nagging wife, but is as steady a friend as anyone could want. Pip meets so many interesting and unique individuals... More
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Bought for someone and they said they can’t read it because the font is so tiny. Save yourself the trouble and pay more for a better edition. Not worth it.
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Happy to re-read this work which I last read decades ago. His characters are so real they jump off the page.
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Great book..
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Great Expectations is extremely well constructed story from the master story teller of all time. Some of the most memorable characters appear here. Pip observes a harrowing prisoner escape, has great expectations, leaves home, almost becomes a gentleman, gets the shock of his life when the patron is not who he expected. Then he sets out on a poorly planned escape caper with the patron which results in some tragedy but at least a happy ending. The legal experts are classics also. Two men work together for decades and keep their personal, marital, and family lives perfectly segmented from work. Of course since this is Dickens we have several w... More
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This edition features what seems to be an 8 or 9 point typeset, with lines set very closely upon each other. It's difficult to read. I work with 10 point font all the time, and 10 point is fairly small. The font size in this book is ridiculous. Someone tried to cram 500 pages into 380. I would pay twice as much for a decently formatted version.
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English classes in school (and my English prof mom) only taught modern literature (except Shakespeare), so since then I have been reading the great classics. I had tried to read this a few years ago after having loved David Copperfield and A Christmas Carol, but stopped after a few chapters because I didn't like the gloomy, dark tone. I've read Dickens' other big works since then, and decided that I just had to finish this one because it's considered to be his magnum opus. I came into this book knowing absolutely nothing about the characters or plot, and I'm glad I did, because I was in store for some suprises. I slogged through the first part, enjoyed the second part, and abs... More
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