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Great Expectations

By Charles Dickens

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| Mass Market Paperback | 9780140623161

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"Great Expectations" opens unforgettably in a twilit and overgrown churchyard on the eerie Kent marshes.
There the orphan Pip is disturbed to meet an escaped convict, Magwitch, but gives him food, in an encounter that is to haunt both their lives. How Pip receives riches from a mysterious benef Continue

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Although not my personal favorite, this novel displays Dickens at the height of his powers. Written with more concision than one generally finds, the characterization is masterfully portrayed with amazing verisimilitude. And, of course, the novel is peopled with his usual unforgettable cast of secon ... (continue)

Although not my personal favorite, this novel displays Dickens at the height of his powers. Written with more concision than one generally finds, the characterization is masterfully portrayed with amazing verisimilitude. And, of course, the novel is peopled with his usual unforgettable cast of secondary characters. I consider this Dickens' most polished work, a stunning example of what makes him one of the greatest authors in the English language.

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― guaddess said on May 31, 2007 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

A great classic from school. Miss Havisham is a charm, is she not??? :-)

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― Andrea said on Jan 8, 2009 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback