Great Expectations

Charles Dickens

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Vintage
03 March 2008

Charles Dickens' stunning novel, which includes some of his most famous and memoral characters- Estella, Miss Havisham and the inimitable Pip

Pip's life as an ordinary country boy is destined to be unexceptional until a chain of mysterious events lead him away from his humble origins and up the social ladder. His efforts to become a London gentleman bring him into contact not just with the upper classes but also with dangerous criminals. Pip's desire to improve himself is matched only by his longing for the icy-hearted Estella, but secrets from the past impede his progress and he has many hard lessons to learn.

By: Charles Dickens
Imprint: Vintage
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 31mm
Weight: 352g
ISBN: 9780099511571
ISBN 10: 0099511576
Pages: 512
Publication Date: 03 March 2008
Recommended Age: From 12 to 17 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Charles Dickens was born on 7 February 1812 in Landport in Portsmouth. When he was twelve years old he was sent to work in a shoe polish factory because his father had been imprisoned for debt. The Pickwick Papers, his first commercial success, was published in 1836, the same year that he married Catherine Hogarth. The serialisation of Oliver Twist began in 1837 while The Pickwick Papers was still running. Dickens became a celebrity in America as well as Britain. He set up and edited the journals Household Words (1850-9) and All the Year Round (1859-70). Charles Dickens died on 9 June 1870 leaving his last novel, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, unfinished. He is buried in Westminster Abbey.