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Great Expectations

by Charles Dickens
Frank Muller
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Many people are put off by the sheer length of Charles Dickens' novels. Great Expectations is one of the most accessible of his works. If you've been unwilling to try Dickens before, this is the place to start! In what may be Dickens's best novel, humble, orphaned Pip is apprenticed to the dirty work of the forge but dares to dream of becoming a gentleman - and one day, under sudden and enigmatic circumstances, he finds himself in possession of "great expectations." In this gripping tale of crime and guilt, revenge and reward, the compelling characters include Magwitch, the fearful and fearsome convict; Estella, whose beauty is excelled only by her haughtiness; and the embittered Miss Havisham, an eccentric jilted bride
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Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc. Edition: Unabridged

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  • ISBN: 9781449875329
  • File size: 461156 KB
  • Release date: January 1, 1987
  • Duration: 16:00:44

MP3 audiobook

  • ISBN: 9781449875329
  • File size: 461201 KB
  • Release date: January 1, 1987
  • Duration: 16:08:36
  • Number of parts: 14
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subjects

Classic Literature Fiction Thriller

Languages

English

Levels

Lexile® Measure:1200
Text Difficulty:9-12

Many people are put off by the sheer length of Charles Dickens' novels. Great Expectations is one of the most accessible of his works. If you've been unwilling to try Dickens before, this is the place to start! In what may be Dickens's best novel, humble, orphaned Pip is apprenticed to the dirty work of the forge but dares to dream of becoming a gentleman - and one day, under sudden and enigmatic circumstances, he finds himself in possession of "great expectations." In this gripping tale of crime and guilt, revenge and reward, the compelling characters include Magwitch, the fearful and fearsome convict; Estella, whose beauty is excelled only by her haughtiness; and the embittered Miss Havisham, an eccentric jilted bride
Expand title description text
Classic Literature Fiction Thriller