Great Expectations (Tantor Unabridged Classics)
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| Rating | : | 4.63 (950 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 140010632X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 486 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-05-24 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
An absorbing mystery as well as a morality tale, the story of Pip, a poor village lad, and his expectations of wealth is Dickens at his most deliciously readable. . The cast of characters includes kindly Joe Gargery, the loyal convict Abel Magwitch and the haunting Miss Havisham. If you have heartstrings, count on them being tugged
“I have been bent and broken, but - I hope - into a better shape.” The story of Pip and his great expectations is a classic that I had never read before. Somehow, my class never read it in school. I have read a great many of Dicken’s works and love his writing. I decided to read it because the Literary Classics book club chose it for their May-June read.The characters in this book are well drawn and very believable. I loved Pip and identified with hi. Great Expectations-Penguin Clothbound Classics For Christmas, my three children have me the entire Jane Austen collection of Penguin Classics Clothbound. Since then, I've been adding other titles to my collection and GREAT EXPECTATIONS was a no-brainer. One of my favorite books by Dickens. Well, one of my fAVORITE books, period. This edition, in my opinion, is just the loveliest. So beautiful in person and easy to hold on one's hand. I . WOW! Amazon Customer This book is amazing! There are so many twists and turns that you can never get bored. The characters and settings are described with so much detail, that you feel like you are looking right at them! I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who is interested in love stories and action.The only issues I had were the language and the length of the chapters. Because the story is based
As Pip unravels the truth behind his own "great expectations" in his quest to become a gentleman, the mysteries of the past and the convolutions of fate through a series of thrilling adventures serve to steer him toward maturity and his most important discovery of all-the truth about himself.. Considered by many to be Charles Dickens's finest novel, Great Expectations traces the growth of the book's narrator, the orphan Philip Pirrip (Pip), from a boy of shallow dreams to a man with depth of character. Among them are the kindly blacksmith Joe Gargery, the mysterious convict Abel Magwitch, the eccentric Miss Havisham and her beautiful ward Estella, Pip's good-hearted roommate Herbert Pocket, and the pompous Pumblechook. From its famous dramatic opening on the bleak Kentish marshes, the story abounds with some of Dickens's most memorable characters